What was found
RUSTED CABLE TERMINALS ON TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM. CABLE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 53-53-00-501. FUNCTIONAL CHECK WILL BE PERFORMED ON OPN 6908AD CARDS 1162 AND 1163.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2009
- Submitted
- February 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 48,241 hours, 36,267 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.