Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53419
Aircraft time
50,852 hours, 40,084 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYS LOCKING CABLE CLAMP AND CONDUIT WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. SOME CABLE BRACKETS WERE FOUND BROKEN AND REPLACED. ALSO, ALL OF THE TAILCONE RECEPTACLES IDENTIFIED AS WORN BEYOND LIMITS WERE REPLACED. THE CABLE WAS ADJUSTED BACK TO CORRECT CLEARANCE AND RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.

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