What was found
THE TAILCONE RELEASE LOCK CABLE HAS CHAFED THRU THE PROTECTIVE SLEEVE. THE RELEASE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2013
- Submitted
- August 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53258
- Aircraft time
- 59,476 hours, 43,859 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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.