What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE HAD BENT ENDS WHERE THE CABLE GOES TO THE EXTERNAL HANDLE. THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE FOR THE EXTERNAL HANDLE PIN WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2017
- Submitted
- January 27, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N934AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55070
- Aircraft time
- 42,358 hours, 29,857 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Bent
- 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.