What was found
TAILCONE SLIDE FAILED THE DEPLOYMENT TEST. THE TAILCONE DROPPED NORMALLY, LT FWD HOLD DOWN STRAP DID NOT RELEASE ON SLIDE. THE SLIDE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2017
- Submitted
- August 1, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53363
- Aircraft time
- 66,978 hours, 48,100 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.