What was found
DURING CHECK, NOTED TAIL CONE LT UPPER LATCH BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED LATCH BRACKET IAW AMM 20-10-01.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2013
- Submitted
- December 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53274
- Aircraft time
- 59,825 hours, 43,288 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone Latch
- 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.