What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, ALL OF THE TAIL CONE GUIDE PIN RECEPTICALS FOR THE TAILCONE WERE FOUND TO TO BE WORN. REPLACED ALL GUIDE PIN RECEPTICALS IAW AMM 53-53.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2013
- Submitted
- October 17, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N900DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53372
- Aircraft time
- 57,626 hours, 42,196 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Receptacle
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.