Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 5, 2004
Submitted
November 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10801
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49127
Aircraft time
3,268,059 hours
Part
Slide
Part number
100502115
Part serial
R0061
Condition
Deployed
Location
L2 Door
Part time
941 hours, 547 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 L2 DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPEN WHEN A GUST OF WIND FORCED THE DOOR TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE SLIDE BOTTLE TO DEFLATE AND PARTIALLY DEPLOY THE SLIDE.

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