What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE LATCH RECEPTACLE ALIGNMENT PINS WERE WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE RECEPTACLES WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2013
- Submitted
- July 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N958DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49977
- Aircraft time
- 61,569 hours, 46,085 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.