Service difficulty report · Release Mech · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 12, 2013
Submitted
January 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927DA
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49714
Aircraft time
63,325 hours, 48,072 cycles
Part
Release Mech
Condition
Stuck
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.

What was found

MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYS CAM WAS STUCK, CAM AND BLOCKS FOR THE RELEASE CABLE WERE WORN AND OUT OF RIG BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE MATING FLANGE WAS CRACKED AT MULTIPLE ALIGNMENT PIN POSITIONS. THE CABLE CAMS AND BLOCKS WERE REPLACED AND RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. CRACKS WERE REPAIRED IAW AMM 53-53.

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