What was found
DURING CHECK, NOTED WEAR ON TAILCONE LT LATCH CABLE AT PULLEY. REPLACED TAILCONE LATCH CABLE IAW AMM 53-53-00 BLOCK 501.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2013
- Submitted
- December 9, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53274
- Aircraft time
- 59,827 hours, 43,290 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone Latch
- 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.