Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 20, 2008
Submitted
July 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8921E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45836
Aircraft time
79,162 hours, 80,047 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
No Test
Location
Tailcone
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

THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE FOR THE TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH FAILED TO INFLATE COMPLETELY DURING DEPLOYMENT CHECK FOLLOWING SLIDE REPLACEMENT AFTER AN ODI EVENT. THE ATTEMPT TO INFLATE THE SLIDE WAS AN ENGINEERING DECISION AS PART OF THE ON-GOING ODI EVENT INVESTIGATION. THE SLIDE WAS "SERVICEABLE OUT OF STOCK" AND HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SLIDE WHICH CAUSED THE ODI EVENT. (A)

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