What was found
TAIL CONE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN TAIL CONE WAS DEPLOYED. FOUND SLIDE COVER NOT CORRECTLY ATTACHED TO HARD COVER. RECONNECTED SLIDE AND COVER ASSEMBLY. RETESTED TAIL CONE JETTISON AND SLIDE DEPLOYMENT.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2004
- Submitted
- September 1, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48071
- Aircraft time
- 45,812 hours, 43,114 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D217C
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 5951782509
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.