What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE CORRODED AND DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABLE AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2014
- Submitted
- October 23, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N992DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53344
- Aircraft time
- 59,054 hours, 42,473 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.