What was found
LT AND RT TAILCONE LOWER LATCH SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE WEAK DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION. REPLACED LATCH SPRINGS IAW AMM 53-53.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 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
- Spring
- Condition
- Weak
- 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.