What was found
EVACUATION SLIDE OF TAILCONE THE CONTAINER FORWARD HOLD-DOWN STRAPS WERE FOUND CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION. HOLD DOWN STRAPS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 25-62-01.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2017
- Submitted
- January 19, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53241
- Aircraft time
- 68,370 hours, 50,425 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Strap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Escape Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.