What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE, JUST AFT OF TEE PIN, WAS FRAYED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- November 29, 2013
- Submitted
- December 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49813
- Aircraft time
- 64,910 hours, 48,555 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Tailcon
- 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.