What was found
TAILCONE LT UPPER LATCH HOOK ASSY IS WEARING INTO THE CABLE BLOCK ASSY. INSTALLED NEW LT UPPER LATCH HOOK ASSY AMM AMM 53-53.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2014
- Submitted
- January 16, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49645
- Aircraft time
- 65,514 hours, 50,134 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Hook
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.