What was found
MX DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE TRIGGER ASSY IN THE AFT CABIN WAS CRACKED. THE ASSY WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2013
- Submitted
- October 4, 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
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.