Service difficulty report · Release Mech · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 14, 2013
Submitted
March 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
58,048 hours, 43,356 cycles
Part
Release Mech
Condition
Damaged
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 CABLE, CABLE SLIDING BLOCKS, CAM RELEASE MECHANISM, TEE PIN BUSHINGS, LATCH HOUSING, AND LATCH SPRINGS WERE FRAYED, WORN, OR DAMAGED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE ITEMS WERE ALL REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.

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