What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BASE WAS WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. CAM BASE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2013
- Submitted
- October 2, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49539
- Aircraft time
- 69,278 hours, 53,760 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- 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.