What was found
THE AFT DEPLOYED SWITCH FOR THE TAILCONE HAS A DAMAGED SET OF TURN BARRELS AND CABLE ENDS. WITH A SECOND CORRODED CABLE FROM THE EXTERNAL HANDLE SWITCH. REPLACED THE CABLES IAW SRM 53-10-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2017
- Submitted
- September 1, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N900DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53372
- Aircraft time
- 66,763 hours, 48,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.