What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE EXTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE FITTINGS WERE WORN. FITTINGS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2013
- Submitted
- December 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49583
- Aircraft time
- 65,502 hours, 50,622 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.