Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
May 30, 2021
Submitted
June 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55080
Aircraft time
50,135 hours, 35,155 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Corroded
Location
Tailcone Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

THE CABLE COMING FROM THE INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE THAT GOES OUT TO A "Y" SPLIT CONNECTION HAS CORROSION ON IT. MARKED. THIS COULD PREVENT PROPER OPERATION OF THE ESCAPE PATH AND IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. NRC 001-0316:5353-2001/002 00183: CLEANED CABLES PER B717 AMM 20-00-02 AND RE-INSPECTED. (LP #1824223)

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