SDR WX030003

Service difficulty report · Cover · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 11, 2003
Submitted
June 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49786
Part
Cover
Condition
Debonded
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE TURN IN SLC, FLT ATTEND OPENED AFT SERVICE DOOR & OBSERVED SLIDE TO BE UNSECURE. EMERGENCY MX CALLED OUT. FOUND SLIDE & COVER TO BE LOOSE. SLIDE & COVER WERE RESECURED & A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON FOLLOWING TURN IN RNO, SERVICE DOOR WAS AGAIN OPENED BY FLT ATTEND. SLIDE AND COVER WERE AGAIN NOTED TO BE UNSECURE. MX WAS CALLED AGAIN, FOUND THE SLIDE AND COVER WAS LOOSE. THE SLIDE AND COVER WERE RESECURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE FAT MX BASE, MAINTEANCE INSPECTED SLIDE INSTALLATION. IT WAS FOUND THAT SLIDE COVER WAS DEBONDED FROM DOOR FAIRING. COVER WAS REATTACHED IAW AMM 20-20-01 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES WITH T

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