What was found
FLIGHT 1702, DCA TO ALB - WHILE CLOSING THE FRONT ENTRY DOOR THE SLIDE WAS ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED. UPON DEPLOYMENT THE SLIDE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L1 DOOR SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2005
- Submitted
- December 28, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N820MD
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100
- Aircraft serial
- 17000041
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 4A40302
- Part serial
- ED0031
- Condition
- Deployed
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 2,888 hours, 1,969 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.