Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
September 5, 2024
Submitted
September 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717JL
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55042
Aircraft time
56,878 hours, 39,541 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Cone
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN KEVLAR CABLE AT THE TAIL CONE SLIDE. THIS COULD PREVENT THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE ESCAPE PATH AND IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. SUMMARY OF NRC 00917: THE KEVLAR CABLE AT TAIL CONE SLIDE WAS REPLACED PER B717 AMM 53-52-01. (LP #0540955)

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