Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 21, 2012
Submitted
October 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53311
Aircraft time
56,321 hours, 40,739 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Tail Cone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PERFORMED TAILCONE RELEASE SYS OPS CHECK AND FOUND THE TAILCONE EXTERIOR RELEASE CABLE WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE LOCKING CABLE CLAMPS DID NOT CLEAR THE LOWER END OF THE CONDUITS BY AT LEAST .5" WITH LATCHES IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. THE CABLE CONDUITS WERE ADJUSTED AND RIGGED BACK INTO SPECIFICATIONS IAW AMM 53-53-00.

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