What was found
FOUND VENTRAL STAIR TO CATWALK CABLE DISCONNECTED. THE VENTRAL STAIRS WERE PLACED ON MEL IAW 52-00-03. THE CABLE WAS LATER RECONNECTED DURING OVERNIGHT MX, THE MEL PLACARD WAS REMOVED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2013
- Submitted
- April 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53311
- Aircraft time
- 57,431 hours, 41,446 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Disconnected
- Location
- Catwalk
- 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.