As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
B-18709 THE UD SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ROUTINE TEST IAW AMP 52-023-01 ON 01/01/2014. THE SLIDE STUCK IN MIDDLE TRAVEL ROUTE AROUND 180 DEGREES & NO MORE MOVING. FINALLY, CHI STAFF PULL T HANDLE TO MANUAL RELEASE THE SLIDE & INFLATION SUCCESSFULLY WITHIN 10 SECONDS. CHI WILL INVESTIGATE THE ROOT CAUSE OF SLIDE DEPLOYMENT STUCK. INFORM BOEING TO ADVISE THE PROPER COMMENT TO IMPROVE THE FAILURE.