What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, THE TAILCONE SPRING MOUNT BRACKET ON LT SIDE WAS FOUND TO BE WORN AT THE LT SPRING MOUNT. REPLACED THE LT TAILCONE SPRING MOUNT BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2013
- Submitted
- March 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49540
- Aircraft time
- 66,651 hours, 51,630 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bracket
- 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.