What was found
PIT - DURING A FUNCTIONAL CHECK, THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY. MAINTENANCE REPOSITIONED THE TAIL CONE LANYARD AND THE FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS NORMAL. (M)
- Difficulty date
- November 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971VJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47051
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Lanyard
- Part number
- 3753213575
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Slide
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.