What was found
TAILCONE UPPER FRAME AT BS 1510 HAS CRACKS AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 AND 10:00 O`CLOCK POSITIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME IAW DWG 9911843.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 2014
- Submitted
- July 9, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53313
- Aircraft time
- 59,348 hours, 43,183 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 5966768Y1
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1510
- 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.