What was found
TAILCONE FUNCTION- BALL END OF CABLE TO LOCK IN CLIP. FIGURE 2. ITEM 13. REPLACED THE CABLE IAW AMDS 5350-010177-0101.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2016
- Submitted
- October 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 67,757 hours, 49,500 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.