What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERIOR TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE RETAINMENT CLIPS WERE CORRODED OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CLIPS WERE REPLACED AND THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, PULL FROM CLIPS, WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2014
- Submitted
- August 21, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N906DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49537
- Aircraft time
- 72,077 hours, 55,395 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Retainer
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.