What was found
AFTER MAINTENANCE, ZONE FINAL INSPECTION NOTED THE TAIL CONE RELEASE TEE PIN CENTER SLIDING BOLT HAD NO COTTER PIN INSTALLED. SAFETIED T-PIN BOLT IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2013
- Submitted
- December 4, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53380
- Aircraft time
- 57,202 hours, 41,762 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cotter Pin
- Condition
- Missing
- 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.