What was found
MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BASE WAS WORN OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS. THE CAM BASE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RIGGED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2014
- Submitted
- October 9, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49818
- Aircraft time
- 66,010 hours, 49,594 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.