Service difficulty report · Life Raft · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2022
Submitted
February 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48767
Aircraft time
80,300 hours, 19,599 cycles
System (JASC)
2564 · Life Raft
Part
Life Raft
Part number
5A321040621
Part serial
10R466
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
23,166 hours, 6,265 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING CABIN DOOR 1L MISTAKENLY OPENED WITH EMERGENCY HANDLE. RAFT FELL OUT BUT DID NOT INFLATE. REMOVED 1L DOOR SLIDE RAFT AND INSTALLED 10 MAN LIFE RAFT P/N 5A3210-40621 AS PER MEL 52-10-03-03. PLEASE INSTALL CREW STAIR AT 1R DUE 1L DOOR AND RAFT INOP.

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