What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX CHECK, THE TAIL CONE UPPER LATCH LEVER CABLE AT THE 11:00 POSITION WAS FOUND TO BE FRAYED. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 53-53-00 AND THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2013
- Submitted
- September 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N995DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53362
- Aircraft time
- 56,902 hours, 41,191 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.