- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2018
- Submitted
- August 16, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N962DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49981
- Aircraft time
- 74,268 hours, 55,075 cycles
- 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.
What was found
JETTISON TAIL CONE AND DEPLOY AFT SLIDE ROUTINE CARD 2562-7267 FAILED THE DEPLOYMENT TEST. CABLE IMPROPERLY ROUTED. ROUTED CABLE THE CORRECT WAY INSTALLED NEW SLIDE IAW AMDS ROUTINE CARD 2561-4001 AND LOG # 0697306 SCHEDULED PARTS CHANGE CARD JOB # 001-0001.(LP0697769)