What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE WAS FRAYED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS ON THE END AND AT THE CAM. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2013
- Submitted
- October 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N930DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49717
- Aircraft time
- 65,374 hours, 50,031 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.