Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 24, 2013
Submitted
July 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49718
Aircraft time
65,008 hours, 49,530 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Air Stair
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 RETRACT CABLE FOR THE CATWALK IN TAIL SECTION, WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN CATWALK POSITIONING. CATWALK WILL NOT COME UP WHEN THE AIRSTAIRS GO DOWN. THE SYS WAS FORWARDED AND PLACARD PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH. ON 03JUL, THE CATWALK CABLE TENSION WAS FOUND TO BE LOW AND OUT OF LIMITS. THE CABLE WAS RIGGED BACK INTO PROPER TENSION SPECIFICATIONS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP NR 9579664)

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