Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 29, 2009
Submitted
August 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48107
Aircraft time
68,131 hours, 63,217 cycles
Part
Slide
Condition
Failed
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

CLEANERS RELEASED THE TAIL CONE EXPECTING ACCESS TO VENTRAL STAIRS. THE TAIL CONE DROPPED BUT THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. TEMPORARY REPAIRS MADE TO THE TAIL CONE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM MCI TO MSP. THE TAIL CONE AND THE EVACUATION SLIDE WERE BOTH REPLACED, RII COMPLETED, AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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