Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
January 11, 2019
Submitted
January 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55038
Aircraft time
46,571 hours, 31,746 cycles
Part
Cover
Condition
Loose
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.

What was found

TAILCONE SLIDE COVER IS LOOSE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE TAILCONE SLIDE PER W/C 5261-9006. FOUND SLIDE COVER ASSEMBLY RECEIVER HITCH TO BE WORN. COVER PITT PIN WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. THE TRAY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE NEW SLIDE WAS INSTALLED PER AMDS 2561-9006. (LP #3791294)

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