What was found
DURING PERFORMANCE OF AMDS WC 2562-7267, TAILCONE DID NOT JETTISON. FOUND THE AFT FUSELAGE CONTROL ARM ASSY BINDING. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT OF ARM ASSY IAW AMM 53-53-02-201. TAILCONE JETTISONED PROPERLY IAW AMDS WC 2562-7267.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2014
- Submitted
- April 28, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 52,085 hours, 40,751 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Control Arm
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.