Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 26, 2013
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49644
Aircraft time
65,590 hours, 49,895 cycles
Part
Bracket
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.

What was found

MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYS AFT LT AND RT SPRING BRACKETS ARE WORN FROM THE SPRING. THE BRACKETS WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.

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