What was found
DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE UPPER RT UPPER LATCH CLAMP SLOT FOR THE TAILCONE LATCH ATTACHMENT WAS NOTED TO BE WORN. MX REPLACED THE RT UPPER LATCH CLAMP IAW AMM 53-53.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2013
- Submitted
- May 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N969DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53172
- Aircraft time
- 59,557 hours, 44,189 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Clamp
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.