What was found
TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM FAILED. R & R CAM ASSY IAW AMM.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2013
- Submitted
- February 19, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53420
- Aircraft time
- 49,601 hours, 39,233 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.