Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21143
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
L2 Door Slide
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT SERVICE DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY AND PULL HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN PULLED. CABLE ON PULL HANDLE BROKE. REPLACED DOOR SLIDE PER M/M 25-60-15.