What was found
STL - DURING AIRCRAFT CLEANING, THE TAIL CONE ESCAPE SLIDE WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED BY THE CLEANING CREW. THE SLIDE OPERATED PROPERLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE, MFG PN 100506-201, MANUFACTURED BY BF GOODRICH. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9407R
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49400
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Slide
- Part number
- 100506201
- Condition
- Deployed
- Location
- Tail
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.