Service difficulty report · Release Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 21, 2012
Submitted
October 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53311
Aircraft time
56,321 hours, 40,739 cycles
Part
Release Cable
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Tail Cone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 FUNCTIONAL CHECK AND FOUND THAT THE AFT DOOR EMERGENCY HANDLE RELEASE CABLE WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THIS DISCREPANCY IS THAT THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED WITH LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 8 POUNDS OF PULL FORCE. THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM CABLE WAS ADJUSTED AND RIGGED BACK INTO SPECIFICATIONS.

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