Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 3, 2019
Submitted
October 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53409
Aircraft time
71,317 hours, 52,678 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Tailcone Release
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

"TAILCONE UNSAFE" ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT. FOUND RELEASE MECH UNSEATED FROM CLIPS. ALLOWED LOCK CABLE TO SWITCH TO COME LOOSE. RESEATED LOCK CABLE TO SWITCH & INSTALLED MECH IN CLIPS. VERIFIED TAILCONE UNSAFE LIGHT OUT PER MD88 AMM 53-53. J DAVIS 311408 VERIFIED RELEASE MECHANISM INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND TAILCONE LOCK CABLE INSTALLED/ UNSAFE LIGHT. FOUND RELEASE MECHANISM UNSEATED FROM CLIPS. ALLOWED LOCK CABLE TO SWITCH TO COME LOOSE. RESEATED LOCK CABLE TO SWITCH & INSTALLED MECHANISM IN CLIPS. VERIFIED TAILCONE UNSAFE LIGHT OUT PER MD88 AMM 53-53. VERIFIED RELEASE MECH INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND TAILCONE LOCK CABLE INSTALLED/ UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. (LP6205585)

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