What was found
DURING A TAILCONE DEPLOYMENT TEST FROM THE BULKHEAD DOOR, THE DECORATIVE COVER PREVENTED THE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT. REPLACED HINGE AND INSTALLED DECORATIVE COVER.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 2017
- Submitted
- September 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N965DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 60002
- Aircraft time
- 42,910 hours, 24,800 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailcone Slide
- 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.