What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE TEE PIN BUSHINGS WERE WORN BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2013
- Submitted
- March 18, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 58,048 hours, 43,356 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.