What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE UPPER RT RELEASE LATCH WAS VERY LOOSE. THE TAILCONE RELEASE LATCH ASSY AND CLAMP WERE BOTH REPLACED AND THEN RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RII STEPS WERE COMPLETED.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 2014
- Submitted
- June 6, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N934DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49721
- Aircraft time
- 66,533 hours, 50,354 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Loose
- 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.