What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE RT UPPER RELEASE LATCH LEVER FOR THE TAILCONE WAS WORN BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE LATCH LEVER ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2013
- Submitted
- August 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N905DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49536
- Aircraft time
- 69,516 hours, 53,525 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Arm
- 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.