What was found
DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYS, MX FOUND THE LT SIDE INTERNAL RELEASE TEE PIN WORN BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. TEE PIN REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2013
- Submitted
- June 18, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49979
- Aircraft time
- 61,140 hours, 45,634 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pin
- 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.