What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS TAILCONE GUIDE PIN RECEPTACLES WERE WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE RECEPTACLES WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2013
- Submitted
- June 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 58,727 hours, 43,440 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Receptacle
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.