What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE RELEASE LANYARD ROUTED INCORRECTLY. THE TAILCONE RELEASE LANYARD WAS PROPERLY ROUTED. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE RELEASE SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED AND CHECKED.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2016
- Submitted
- February 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53259
- Aircraft time
- 64,573 hours, 47,734 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Lanyard
- Condition
- Misrouted
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.