SDR WX0300025

Service difficulty report · Slide · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 28, 2003
Submitted
September 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N862GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49556
Part
Slide
Part number
29982113
Condition
Deployed
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE FROM CZM, THE CAPT GAVE THE OK TO CLOSE DOORS. DOORS CLOSED AND THE SLIDES ARMED AND THE CAPTAIN WAS NOTIFIED ACCORDINGLY. AS THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS PREPARING TO DO THE SAFETY BRIEFING, THE COCKPIT DOOR OPENED AND THE FIRST OFFICER EXITED THE FLIGHT DECK. INFORMED THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE L1 DOOR. BEFORE THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT COULD REMIND THE FIRST OFFICER THAT THE DOOR WAS ARMED, HE OPENED THE DOOR. THE EMERGENCY SLIDE DEPLOYED. CONTRACT MX REPLACED THE SLIDE IAW AMM 25-62-00. RII WAS PERFORMED BY AN ALLEGIANT RII AUTHORIZED MECH WHO WAS TRANSPORTED TO CZM WITH THE REPLACEMENT SLIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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