What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE TO BE WORN. REPLACED KEVLAR CABLE IAW AMM 53-53.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2013
- Submitted
- March 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49885
- Aircraft time
- 61,069 hours, 45,838 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.