Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 12, 2008
Submitted
August 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8921E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45836
Aircraft time
79,160 hours, 80,045 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Failed
Location
Tailcone
Part time
48,014 hours, 105,906 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT EAU AS A DIVERTED FLIGHT DUE TO CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILURE. DURING GROUND OPERATIONS AT EAU, RAMP PERSONNEL INADVERTENTLY JETTISONED THE TAIL CONE AND THE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. ENGINEERING WAS BROUGHT ON-SITE TO OBSERVE & EVALUATE REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT SLIDE DEPLOYMENT VIA TAILCONE SEPARATION. THE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY ON AT LEAST THREE ATTEMPTS AND WAS THEN REPLACED. (A)

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