Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49153
Part
Slide
Part number
100506201
Condition
Deployed
Location
Tail
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.

What was found

STL - WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED BY SECURITY PERSONNEL. THE SLIDE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE, MFG P/N 100506-201, MANUFACTURED BY BF GOODRICH COMPANY. (M)

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