What was found
DURING TAIL CONE SLIDE DEPLOY OPERATIONAL CHECK, THE TAIL CONE DROPPED AWAY CLEAN BUT THE SLIDE COVER DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOY OR DEPLOY AND INFLATE EVACUATION SLIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2008
- Submitted
- January 17, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N813ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48007
- Aircraft time
- 53,390 hours, 49,167 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Lanyard
- Part number
- 375321385
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Evac Slide
- 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.