Service difficulty report · Bottle · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
February 26, 2007
Submitted
March 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53388
Aircraft time
32,893 hours, 17,402 cycles
Part
Bottle
Condition
Discharged
Location
Evac Slide
Component
Slide · 100505201
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS ARMING SLIDE AT POSITION 2E WHEN HEARD A LOUD HISSING SOUND (NOT INTENTIONAL). THE BOTTLE DEPLETED BUT THE SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE AT ALL. THE AMT'S OPENED THE PARACHUTE PINS TO INSPECT THE SLIDE PACK AND SUSPECT THAT THE DEFLATION VALVE WAS PARTIALY OPENED, P/N 100505-201 S/N D9A011 ROUTED TO REPAIR SUPPLIER USING REPAIR PO 4800028600. SLIDE WAS REPLACED ON THE A/C.

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