What was found
DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, FOUR TAIL CONE LATCH SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE WORN. LATCH SPRINGS REPLACED IAW AMM 53-53.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2013
- Submitted
- November 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53268
- Aircraft time
- 59,513 hours, 43,894 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Spring
- 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.