What was found
FRAYED TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE, AT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPLACED THE CABLE AND ADJUSTED AS NECESSARY IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2017
- Submitted
- October 16, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 65,874 hours, 47,487 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.