Service difficulty report · Slide · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 25, 2024
Submitted
November 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N895AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55047
Aircraft time
47,213 hours, 33,209 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Tail Cone
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

ON WAKE-UP CHECK FOUND THE AFT TAIL CONE SLIDE PACK HAD ROTATED OUT OF SECURED POSITION. THIS COULD PREVENT THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE ESCAPE PATH AND IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE TAIL SLIDE PACK REF W/C 2561-9006 AND B717 AMM 285-61. INSTALLED NEW SLIDE REF W/C 2561-9006 & B717 AMM 25-61. (LP #6586012)

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