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 CABLES PER MD88 SRM 53-10-00 ON NR 3. (LP3444131)
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2017
- Submitted
- September 3, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N900DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53372
- Aircraft time
- 66,773 hours, 48,890 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Barrel
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.