Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 22, 2018
Submitted
May 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53161
Aircraft time
71,760 hours, 52,612 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAIL CONE INADVERTENTLY DROPPED AND THE SLIDE RAFT DID NOT INFLATE. FOUND CABLE ASSY TAIL CONE JETTISON BROKE, REMOVED BROKEN CABLE 1/2 FROM A/C TAIL CONE RELEASE SYS FUNCTION CHK ACCOMPLISHED ON TASK CARD 5350-01077-0101 CARD 7037790.

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