What was found
WHILE PERFORMING INTERNAL RELEASE OF TAILCONE, PULL FORCE WAS LOW, 17LBS. ADJUSTED TAILCONE LATCHES PER AMM. PULL FORCE WITHIN LIMITS, 31 LBS. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. OKAY FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2012
- Submitted
- May 15, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53418
- Aircraft time
- 48,492 hours, 38,526 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Cable
- Condition
- Out Of Limits
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.