What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE TELEFLEX CABLE TEE PIN ATTACH BOLT NUT AND COTTER PIN MISSING. THE BOLT STARTED TO MIGRATE OUT OF POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HARDWARE.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2014
- Submitted
- August 29, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N913DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49956
- Aircraft time
- 53,512 hours, 42,277 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Missing
- 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.