What was found
UPPER LEFT HAND TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE IS FRAYED. REPLACED AND RIGGED TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE PER AMM 53-53-00 AND AMDS 5350-01077-0101.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2016
- Submitted
- October 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53173
- Aircraft time
- 67,423 hours, 49,544 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.