What was found
DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AFT ENTRY DOOR TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE MECHANISM FOUND BALL CABLE ASSEMBLY FRAYED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABLE AND ADJUSTED PER AMM53-52-01. OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2018
- Submitted
- September 7, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N927DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53589
- Aircraft time
- 45,844 hours, 30,054 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- 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.