What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE CAM SHAFT HAD CORRODED HARDWARE. THE NUTS WERE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2013
- Submitted
- August 16, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N949DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49880
- Aircraft time
- 61,981 hours, 46,488 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Camshaft
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.