What was found
DURING SERVICE CHECK, KEVLAR CABLE INT TAILCONE FRAYED AT CAM ATTACH POINT. R & R KEVLAR CABLE IAW AMM. KEVLAR CABLE TO TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED ON AMDS 5350-01077-0101.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2013
- Submitted
- February 6, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49959
- Aircraft time
- 50,827 hours, 37,042 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- 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.