What was found
TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE, DAMAGED AND FRAYED AFT OF BS 1485 AT 9 O`CLOCK POSITION. REPLACED THE RELEASE CABLE IAW AMM 53-53-02.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2015
- Submitted
- July 10, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N913DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49956
- Aircraft time
- 55,534 hours, 43,659 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.