What was found
RT TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE HAD BROKEN STRANDS, LT CABLE CLAMP WORN. REPLACED THE LEFT CABLE CLAMP. REPLACED THE RT RELEASE CABLE IAW 5350-01077-0101.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2017
- Submitted
- April 20, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N902DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53379
- Aircraft time
- 65,413 hours, 47,837 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- 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.