What was found
ON CREW TRAINING OF EMERGENCY EVACUATION, THE R-3 DOOR EVACUATION SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY ON DOOR OPENING, IT HAD TO BE MANUALLY DEPLOYED. ESCAPE SLIDE PART NR D31041, S/N 0474 WAS SENT TO AIR CRUISERS FOR INSPECTION AND EVALUATION. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL THE SLIDE SPECIFICATIONS AND PARAMETERS FOR AN AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT WERE FOUND TO BE NORMAL. BASED ON AIRCRUISERS REPORT NO SPECIFIC DETERMINATION COULD BE MAD OF THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE TO AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOY. (M)