What was found
PIT/RON - DURING OPERATION CHECK OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE, FOUND THAT SLIDE DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. SLIDE WAS REPLACED, AND TWO ADDITIONAL SLIDES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CHECKED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986VJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47209
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Escape Slide
- Part number
- 113169
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Fwd Svc Door
- Part time
- 35,505 hours
- 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.