What was found
TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM INSTALLATION FAILED ROUTINE INSPECTION IN LGA. THE LANYARD WAS FOUND TO BE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. MAINTENANCE DID CORRECT THE ROUTING PER AMM 53-53-00-401 FIG 402 VIEW A.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2012
- Submitted
- February 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 55,473 hours, 41,110 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Misrouted
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.