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An md super 80 during an emergency evacuation the tailcone escape slide failed to deploy. Tailcone dropped off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 596040 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Slide failed to deploy. I was told this later. I installed the slide as per card XXXX. To the best of my knowledge it was done per the card. I inspected per the card with no known discreprencies. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft emergency evacuation occurred to an md-80 while parked on a gate when smoke filled the passenger cabin. The reporter said the rear tailcone exit could not be used because after the tailcone dropped off the escape slide did not deploy. The reporter stated he was one of two technicians that installed the slide pack and the job card was followed and the installation was inspected per the job card. The reporter said during investigation it was revealed the cause of the slide deployment failure was unknown. The reporter stated a lanyard was found out of position on the slide pack and it could not be determined if this was a shop error or happened in transit or during installation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 DURING AN EMER EVACUATION THE TAILCONE ESCAPE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. TAILCONE DROPPED OFF.
Narrative: SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD THIS LATER. I INSTALLED THE SLIDE AS PER CARD XXXX. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE IT WAS DONE PER THE CARD. I INSPECTED PER THE CARD WITH NO KNOWN DISCREPRENCIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT EMER EVACUATION OCCURRED TO AN MD-80 WHILE PARKED ON A GATE WHEN SMOKE FILLED THE PAX CABIN. THE RPTR SAID THE REAR TAILCONE EXIT COULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE AFTER THE TAILCONE DROPPED OFF THE ESCAPE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE RPTR STATED HE WAS ONE OF TWO TECHNICIANS THAT INSTALLED THE SLIDE PACK AND THE JOB CARD WAS FOLLOWED AND THE INSTALLATION WAS INSPECTED PER THE JOB CARD. THE RPTR SAID DURING INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE RPTR STATED A LANYARD WAS FOUND OUT OF POSITION ON THE SLIDE PACK AND IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THIS WAS A SHOP ERROR OR HAPPENED IN TRANSIT OR DURING INSTALLATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.