What was found
TAILCONE WAS ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED. SLIDE DEPLOYED NORMALLY, HOWEVER, IT DID NOT INFLATE. SLIDE WAS REPLACED, TAILCONE REPAIRED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N832RA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53044
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Escape Slide
- Part number
- D29984103
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.