What was found
DURING INSPECTION, TAILCONE L-FRAME WAS NOTED TO BE BENT AT THE 3:00 POSITION BETWEEN THE TAILCONE ALIGNMENT RECEPTICALS. NEW FRAME SECTION INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-01 AND DWG 9911957 AND THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2013
- Submitted
- August 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53214
- Aircraft time
- 58,695 hours, 43,333 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Bent
- 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.