What was found
DURING TAIL CONE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT TEST, TAIL CONE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN TAIL CONE WAS RELEASED FROM AIRCRAFT. FOUND DEFECTIVE SNAP ON STRAP ASSEMBLY, REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2008
- Submitted
- May 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48071
- Aircraft time
- 58,461 hours, 47,703 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Fastener
- Part number
- 275321353
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Evac Slide
- 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.