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b1lanc

2nd Dec 2019 02:31

Delta 405 loses overwing slide on descent to BOS

According to FlightAware, 767-300.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ev...ard/ar-BBXC3XP

Mcdubh

2nd Dec 2019 02:54

delta 405

isn't the slide store inside the door ? so how could this happen.

OldnGrounded

2nd Dec 2019 03:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mcdubh (Post 10630671)

isn't the slide store inside the door ? so how could this happen.

Not inside the "door" you're probably thinking of.

FNQTech

2nd Dec 2019 03:18

The off wing slide is stowed behind an external panel below the over wing door.

stilton

2nd Dec 2019 03:54

Not the first time this has happened

matkat

2nd Dec 2019 07:12

Certainly has happened to Me before B747-200(Mid 90s) departing JED, never did find it.

nevillestyke

2nd Dec 2019 13:55

Maybe here?

Quote:

Originally Posted by matkat (Post 10630741)

Certainly has happened to Me before B747-200(Mid 90s) departing JED, never did find it.

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lcolman

2nd Dec 2019 18:57

I am certain that between the FAA and Boeing that could be certified....:}

OldnGrounded

2nd Dec 2019 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcolman (Post 10631165)

I am certain that between the FAA and Boeing that could be certified....:}

Of course. It requires a Certificate of Airworthiness to verify that it complies as to type and so customers can be confident that it will inflate.

hr2pilot

3rd Dec 2019 00:56

Questions:
How does the door open in flight?
Isn’t the slide attached to the aircraft?
if the door opens and releases the slide, why didn’t the slide trail back off the wing?
Pictures of the slide on the ground shows it folded up as would be when it’s stored in the aircraft,... could the slide have impacted the rear stab causing damage?
So many questions.

Capt Quentin McHale

3rd Dec 2019 02:09

OldnGrounded,

Methinks it should be recertified so the customers can be confident that the slide is ACTUALLY there !!!

McHale.

OldnGrounded

3rd Dec 2019 13:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt Quentin McHale (Post 10631354)

OldnGrounded,

Methinks it should be recertified so the customers can be confident that the slide is ACTUALLY there !!!

McHale.

It's there. It's only a question of what your definition of there is. Determining whether it's "airworthy" or not simply requires a pump.

pilotguy1222

3rd Dec 2019 15:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by hr2pilot (Post 10631339)

The door did not open in flight. This slide is stored behind an external panel of the aircraft.

Unlikely to hit the aircraft due to the downward airflow at the back of the wing.

Longtimer

3rd Dec 2019 18:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotguy1222 (Post 10631799)

The door did not open in flight. This slide is stored behind an external panel of the aircraft.

Unlikely to hit the aircraft due to the downward airflow at the back of the wing.

Just curious as to how the raft is deployed in an emergency, cockpit activated or ?

OldnGrounded

3rd Dec 2019 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by stilton (Post 10630680)

Not the first time this has happened

Right. I think there have been quite a few reports. An AD was issued about three years ago:

https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...pany-airplanes

The folks in Milton, Mass. are grumpy about this:

Boeing Was Warned

Auxtank

7th Dec 2019 08:06

The slide has landed...

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