What was found
THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT EAU AS A DIVERTED FLIGHT NUMBER DUE TO CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILURE. DURING GROUND OPERATIONS AT EAU, RAMP PERSONNEL INADVERTENTLY DROPPED THE TAIL CONE AND THE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, AS DESIGNED. (A)
- Difficulty date
- June 12, 2008
- Submitted
- July 24, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8921E
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 45836
- Aircraft time
- 79,160 hours, 80,045 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Slide
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.