What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM UPPER LEFT LATCH RECEPTACLE SUPPORT BRACKET WAS CRACKED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE DAMAGED ANGLES WERE REPLACED AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2014
- Submitted
- August 11, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N939DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49812
- Aircraft time
- 65,916 hours, 49,598 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.