What was found
TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, TEE PIN PULL CABLE HAS EXCESSIVE SLACK. REPAIRED IAW AMM 53-53-00. RIGGED THE CABLE IAW AMDS 5350-01077-0101.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2016
- Submitted
- December 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N950DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49881
- Aircraft time
- 69,795 hours, 52,138 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Loose
- 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.