What was found
AFT TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, UPPER LEFT CABLE IS FRAYED. REPLACED CABLE AND ADJUSTED PER AMM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2018
- Submitted
- May 17, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49978
- Aircraft time
- 72,149 hours, 54,153 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.