What was found
ON LAYOVER CHECK FOUND TAIL CONE EMERGENCY HANDLE CABLE UNDONE WITH NO MSG IN COCKPIT SHOWING TAIL CONE UNSAFE. REPLACED SWITCH S1-538, NOW OPS NORMAL. RECONNECTED CABLE PER M/M 53-53-00-501 STEP 7 H-K.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2004
- Submitted
- June 11, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 36,121 hours, 27,914 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5270 · Door Warning System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- BAN7024501
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.