What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE RELEASE LATCH TEE PIN FOR THE TAILCONE WAS WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. TEE PINS WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. FUNCTIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORILY.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2014
- Submitted
- July 18, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N990DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53342
- Aircraft time
- 59,834 hours, 43,427 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pin
- 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.