What was found
THE TAILCONE RELEASE TEE PIN IS WORN AT THE TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM LT SIDE. REPLACED "T" PIN AND BUSHINGS IAW AMM 53-53.
- 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
- Pin
- 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.