What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE LOWER RT TAILCONE RELEASE LEVER WAS FOUND TO NOT TO HAVE SPRING TENSION TO THE CLOSED POSITION. INDEXED SPRING IAW AMM 53-53-00-501, STEP 6 OF AMDS 5350-01077-0101.
- 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
- Spring
- Condition
- Inoperative
- 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.