What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLES WERE KINKED AND FRAYED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CABLES WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2013
- Submitted
- September 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49884
- Aircraft time
- 62,559 hours, 46,461 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Kinked
- 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.