What was found
THE LOWER LT TAILCONE LATCH ASSY IS LOOSE IN ITS FRAME AND IS MISSING A FASTENER. REPLACED MISSING FASTENER. RETIGHTENED LATCH ASSY BASE IN FRAME IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2013
- Submitted
- October 10, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 59,911 hours, 44,139 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Loose
- 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.