What was found
PILOT DISCOVERED ONE TAILCONE RELEASE LATCH RECEPTACLE WAS POPPED AND ANOTHER WAS NOT FULLY LATCHED. THE RECEPTACLES WERE REATTACHED AND THE SYS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2013
- Submitted
- August 19, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N924DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49711
- Aircraft time
- 64,448 hours, 49,042 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Unsecure
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.