What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN WIRES ON THE TAILCONE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT CABLES 545 AND 547. CONTROL CABLES 545 AND 547 WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2016
- Submitted
- January 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53363
- Aircraft time
- 63,168 hours, 45,421 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2597 · Equipment/Furnishings Wiring
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailcone Slide
- 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.