What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM ALIGNMENT PIN FRAME WAS CRACKED OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CANTED FRAME WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2014
- Submitted
- August 26, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N946DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49819
- Aircraft time
- 65,231 hours, 49,022 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.