What was found
DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GAP BETWEEN PIN AND ROD WAS BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE PIN WAS ADJUSTED AND BROUGHT WITHIN LIMITS AND THE RII COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2012
- Submitted
- May 3, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49540
- Aircraft time
- 64,695 hours, 50,239 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Condition
- Out Of Limits
- Location
- Aft Door
- 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.