What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE LEFT UPPER AND LOWER SPADE LATCHES WAS FRAYED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABLE.
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2014
- Submitted
- September 11, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 61,812 hours, 46,022 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.