Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 3, 2015
Submitted
July 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
66,508 hours, 49,653 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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.

What was found

CHECK FAILED STEP 21 OF THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM OPS CHECK. THE EXTERIOR RELEASE CABLE WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS AT THE CLAMP TO THE INTERNAL RELEASE CABLE. THE CLAMP ON THE CABLE WAS ADJUSTED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED BACK INTO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED AND THE FOLLOW-UP CHECK WAS SUCCESSFUL.

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