Service difficulty report · Slide Block · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
June 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49979
Aircraft time
61,148 hours, 45,640 cycles
Part
Slide Block
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.

What was found

DURING A CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYS, MX FOUND THE UPPER RT SIDE SLIDING BLOCK FOR THE UPPER TAILCONE LATCH WAS WORN BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. MX REPLACED THE UPPER SLIDING BLOCKS FOR BOTH THE RT SIDE AND THE LT SIDE. THE TAILCONE WAS RIG CHECKED AFTER INSTALLATION AND FOUND OPERATIONAL. THE RII COMPLETED FOLLOWING MX.

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