What was found
DURING TAILCONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND TAILCONE JETTISON BOTTLE ACTIVATION CABLE FRAYED. R & R WORN CABLE WITH NEW CABLE. OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2012
- Submitted
- November 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53552
- Aircraft time
- 21,519 hours, 10,112 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.