What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE TAILCONE FAILED TO DROP AFTER THE DOOR WAS OPENED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TEE PIN BINDING IN THE CLIPS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE TEE PIN AND CLEANED PINS & CLIPS AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 2014
- Submitted
- July 9, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N900DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53372
- Aircraft time
- 59,379 hours, 43,426 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5200 · Doors
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Tail Door
- 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.