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A DC10 captain reported that a deployed evacuate/evacuation slide had to be punctured by the so in order to deflate it during a flight over the atlantic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eggx.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 451800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Door 1L evacuate/evacuation slide deployed inside the business class galley. The so had to puncture the slide with a knife to deflate it, and it was determined that there was no structural damage to the airframe or door and we continued on to our destination. I believe the cause of deployment was the failure of the slide/inflation bottle. Although there were no injuries, if a passenger or flight attendant were sitting on the jump seat, they would have been injured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10 CAPT RPTED THAT A DEPLOYED EVAC SLIDE HAD TO BE PUNCTURED BY THE SO IN ORDER TO DEFLATE IT DURING A FLT OVER THE ATLANTIC.
Narrative: DOOR 1L EVAC SLIDE DEPLOYED INSIDE THE BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY. THE SO HAD TO PUNCTURE THE SLIDE WITH A KNIFE TO DEFLATE IT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME OR DOOR AND WE CONTINUED ON TO OUR DEST. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SLIDE/INFLATION BOTTLE. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES, IF A PAX OR FLT ATTENDANT WERE SITTING ON THE JUMP SEAT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED.
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.