What was found
DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TEE PIN BUSHING, AS WELL AS THE LOWER CABLE CONDUIT DAMAGED, BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2012
- Submitted
- May 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 55,969 hours, 41,829 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.