# NTSB Incident CHI08IA182
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-81** · 2008-07-07 · St. Louis, MO, USA · NONE
## 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.

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