What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT FOUR OF THE BAYONETS FOR THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM WERE LOOSE BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE BAYONETS ATTACHMENT HARDWARE WAS REMOVED, REINSTALLED, AND PROPERLY SECURED.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2014
- Submitted
- August 20, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N946DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49819
- Aircraft time
- 65,185 hours, 48,989 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bayonet
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.