What was found
DURING CHECK, NOTED THE LOWER ATTACH BRACKET FOR THE TAILCONE UPPER LT LOCK RECEPTICLE PAD WAS LOOSE AND WORKING. REPLACED TAILCONE BRACKET IAW SRM 53-30-01.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2014
- Submitted
- February 18, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53338
- Aircraft time
- 59,174 hours, 42,954 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Loose
- 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.