What was found
L1 DOOR SLIDE GIRT BAR HARD TO INSTALL. FOUND SLIDE BUSTLE DAMAGED AND NOT ALLOWING GIRT BAR TO ENGAGE COMPLETELY. R & R THE L1 DOOR SLIDE ASSY IAW AMDS WC 2561-4964. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2017
- Submitted
- January 24, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53243
- Aircraft time
- 67,813 hours, 50,067 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- L1 Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.