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NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

May 10, 2004

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Safety Recommendation A-04-42 and -43

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The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration:

Expeditiously issue an airworthiness directive to require operators to implement Air Cruisers Service Bulletin 304-25-24 on an accelerated schedule and not wait for the slides’ next regularly scheduled maintenance interval. (A-04-42)

Require operators that are operating airplanes with slides with part number (P/N) 61866-101 inflation cables that have been modified to include a manual inflation cable handle with a key ring, to reinstall new, unmodified part number 61866-101 inflation cables (in which the manual inflation handle does not include a key ring) at the next scheduled maintenance opportunity. (A-04-43)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2004/A04_42_43.pdf

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