What was found
DURING CHECK, TAILCONE UPPER LT BAYONET BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, HEAT TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED BRACKET IAW DWG 9911957.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2013
- Submitted
- March 21, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N913DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49956
- Aircraft time
- 49,818 hours, 39,745 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bracket
- 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.