What was found
DURING TAIL CONE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT CHECK, TAIL CONE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY & FOUND STRAPS INSIDE OF SLIDE COVER NOT CONNECTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAIL CONE SLIDE.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2008
- Submitted
- February 25, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N701ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49760
- Aircraft time
- 66,210 hours, 22,345 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 645343
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.