What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE TAILCONE ALIGNMENT PIN AT THE 12 O`CLOCK POSITION WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. TIGHTENED ALIGNMENT PIN IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- June 11, 2013
- Submitted
- June 27, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49982
- Aircraft time
- 61,171 hours, 45,972 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Loose
- 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.