What was found
DURING TAIL CONE ESCAPE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT TEST SLIDE HOLD DOWN STRAP CONNECTORS FAILED TO RELEASE WITH INSTALLATION CORRECT PER AMM. MECHANISM IS RUSTY. REPLACED STRAP AND INSTALLED IAW W/K 2562-7267 CKS OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2018
- Submitted
- March 20, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 70,589 hours, 51,870 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Mechanism
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Evac Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.