What was found
DURING INSPECTION, BOTH OF THE UPPER LATCH SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED NEW BRACKETS FOR BOTH POSITIONS PER DRAWING 9911957.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2012
- Submitted
- May 14, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53311
- Aircraft time
- 55,308 hours, 40,082 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 9911957
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.