What was found
TAIL CONE SLIDE DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOY WHEN THE TAIL CONE TEST WAS PERFORMED. REPLACED SLIDE COVER ASSEMBLY AND SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2005
- Submitted
- April 18, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N805ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48031
- Aircraft time
- 41,752 hours, 44,187 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 100503117
- Part serial
- PA1057
- 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.