What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, THE TAILCONE EXTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE SPRING CLIPS WERE FOUND TO BE WEAK. THE SPRING CLIPS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 53-53 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2013
- Submitted
- April 22, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N910DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53419
- Aircraft time
- 50,852 hours, 40,084 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Weak
- 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.