Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 2, 2013
Submitted
July 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49716
Aircraft time
64,854 hours, 49,110 cycles
Part
Bracket
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.

What was found

MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE SPRING BRACKETS ARE LOOSE. THE BRACKETS HARDWARE WAS REPLACED, RESECURED, AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.

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