What was found
TAIL CONE LT UPPER LATCH RECEPTICAL UPPER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30. THE REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2013
- Submitted
- October 11, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N930DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49717
- Aircraft time
- 65,374 hours, 50,031 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Attach Angle
- 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.