What was found
ACFT FAILED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYS DUE TO THE TEE PIN ANGLES CORRODED AND TIGHT. THE ANGLES WERE REPLACED AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2014
- Submitted
- July 30, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N990DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53342
- Aircraft time
- 59,907 hours, 43,472 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Angle
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.