Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
February 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53384
Aircraft time
40,499 hours, 21,756 cycles
Part
Slide
Part number
100505201
Part serial
D9A007
Condition
Inoperative
Location
L2 Door
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

DURING A PLANNED 2L DOOR SLIDE DEPLOYMENT IAW OP 6800 THE SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE. THIS OCCURRED ON 1-20-10. THE SLIDE PACK WAS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR FITTINGS AND EXITED THE DOOR CAVITY BUT MERELY HANGED OUTSIDE THE ACFT WITHOUT INFLATING. THE OP 6800 DATA RETRIEVAL WAS SUBMITTED INDICATING THIS AND A SERVICEABLE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED ONTO THE 2L DOOR. THE SLIDE WHICH FAILED TO DEPLOY WAS SENT FOR SHOP EVALUATION WITH ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.

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