What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE KEVLAR CABLE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2016
- Submitted
- May 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N939AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55099
- Aircraft time
- 27,870 hours, 18,483 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.