Service difficulty report · Release Mech · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 16, 2016
Submitted
December 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Aircraft time
75,795 hours, 58,395 cycles
Part
Release Mech
Condition
Defective
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.

What was found

DURING "OK TO INSTALL EVACUATION SLIDE" WERE FOUND SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES: ACTIVATED POSITION OF TAIL CONE RELEASE CAM, OVER TENSIONED TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM CONTROL CABLES AND MISSING LUBE SAME CONTROL CABLES/PADS GUIDE PIN. TAILCONE WAS REMOVED PER AMM 53-53-00-401, RELEASE MECHANISM CAM WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY PER AMM 53-53-02-201, PADS GUIDE PIN AND LATCHES WERE LUBRICATED PER AMM 53-53-00-401, TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS ADJUSTMENT PER AMM 53-53-00-501, RELEASE MECHANISM CONTROL CABLES WAS LUBRICATED PER AMM 20-10-17 AND TAILCONE WAS INSTALLED PER AMM 53-53-00-401.

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