NONE · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-81 · 2008-07-07 · St. Louis, MO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI08IA182
Event ID
20080808X01189
Type
Incident
Date
2008-07-07
Location
St. Louis, MO, USA
Coordinates
38.748611, -90.370002
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
51
Total aboard
51
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model
MD-81
Registration
N804ME
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The inadvertent partial inflation of the evacuation slide within the tailcone during takeoff and subsequent binding of the elevator control cables. The partial inflation resulted from the tailcone evacuation slide cover failing to be secured to the floor fittings on the walkway for undetermined reasons.