What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE WAS FRAYED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2013
- Submitted
- July 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49716
- Aircraft time
- 64,854 hours, 49,110 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- 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.