Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 8, 2014
Submitted
September 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49538
Aircraft time
71,602 hours, 55,111 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Loose
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.

What was found

MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE RT UPPER AND LOWER RELEASE SPADE RECEPTACLES FOR THE TAILCONE HAVE LOOSE AND MISSING HARDWARE. THE RECEPTACLE HARDWARE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY.

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