What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, MECHANIC FOUND RUSTED AND DAMAGED HARDWARE AND PULLEYS ON TAIL CONE RELEASE SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED AND RUSTY PULLEYS AND HARDWARE.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2011
- Submitted
- June 16, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49546
- Aircraft time
- 61,887 hours, 48,300 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pulley
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.