What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, THE TAILCONE RELEASE RT UPPER SLIDER BLOCK WAS FOUND WORN. R & R TAILCONE RT UPPER SLIDER BLOCK IAW AMM 53-53-00. REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2013
- Submitted
- April 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 59,265 hours, 43,611 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Slider
- 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.