What was found
DURING SCHEDULED C-CHECK, THE TAILCONE FWD FLANGE WAS NOTED TO BE GOUGED FROM THE TAILCONE RELEASE CAM. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 515976-14.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2013
- Submitted
- June 17, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49982
- Aircraft time
- 61,082 hours, 45,925 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Flange
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.