What was found
DURING INSPECTION THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE STICKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2012
- Submitted
- March 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53417
- Aircraft time
- 48,778 hours, 38,760 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Sticks
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.