What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER LT SLIDING BLOCK FOR THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE WAS WORN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH THE UPPER LT AND RT CABLE BLOCKS AND A FUNCTIONAL TEST 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
- Slide Block
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.