Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
May 15, 2009
Submitted
May 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910ME
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55174
Part
Cable
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail Cone 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.

What was found

TAILCONE AND SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY USING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR EMERGENCY RELEASE SYSTEM. ADJUSTED RETAINING CLIPS ON INTERIOR RELEASE PINS TO OBTAIN 30 LBS OF PULL OUT OF CLIPS AND 15 LBS FOR AFT DOOR OPENING. FUNCTIONAL TEST PASSED ON TAILCONE RELEASE SYS.

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