What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RETRACT CABLE WAS BROKEN AT THE TURN-BUCKLE. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2013
- Submitted
- April 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49583
- Aircraft time
- 63,738 hours, 49,398 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Broken
- 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.