What was found
LEFT TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE WAS IN POOR CONDITION. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED, AND RIGGED IAW C 5350-01077-0101.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2018
- Submitted
- August 6, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49982
- Aircraft time
- 73,459 hours, 54,995 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- 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.