What was found
TAILCONE SPRING SUPPORT BRACKETS BROKEN OR MISSING. REPLACED BRACKETS AND SPRING & ROUTED CABLE THROUGH PULLEY. TAIL CONE INSTALLATION AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS ON AMDS WC 5350-01077-0101.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2013
- Submitted
- April 5, 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
- Support Bracket
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.