What was found
DURING HMV A WORN FUSELAGE TUBE OF T/E TAIL CONE CONTROL CABLES RELEASE SYSTEM WAS FOUND AT STA Y=1510 CANT 5 AND 7 O'CLOCK POSITION. FUSELAGE TUBE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 20-30-01-201.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2011
- Submitted
- August 8, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 45,321 hours, 36,033 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tube
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.