What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE EXTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. CABLE WAS REINSTALLED PROPERLY IAW AMM 53-53-00-501.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2016
- Submitted
- February 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N990DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53342
- Aircraft time
- 63,496 hours, 45,933 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.