What was found
WHILE CLOSING THE FORWARD LEFT CABIN DOOR THE EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. THE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTTLE REPORTEDLY WAS CRACKED. REPLACED THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY. CHECK-C 5-24-00 JFK. ---CLOSED---
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2000
- Submitted
- July 7, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53613
- Aircraft time
- 3,535 hours, 1,841 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Bottle
- Part number
- 4A36996
- Condition
- Discharged
- Location
- Escape Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.