What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND YELLOW KEVLAR CORD TORN DURING THE TAILCONE KEVLAR CABLE INSPECTION. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2016
- Submitted
- March 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N991DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53343
- Aircraft time
- 62,966 hours, 45,352 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Lanyard
- Condition
- Torn
- 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.