What was found
DURING A CHECK OF TAILCONE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BASE WAS WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CAM BASE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII WAS SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2014
- Submitted
- March 20, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N961DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49980
- Aircraft time
- 63,015 hours, 47,099 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- 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.