What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM TEE PIN WAS FOUND TO BE WORN. REPLACED TEE PIN IAW AMM 53-53.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2013
- Submitted
- March 29, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49884
- Aircraft time
- 61,812 hours, 45,900 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.