What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE LOWER LEFT RELEASE LATCH PIN WORN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LATCH PIN.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2014
- Submitted
- December 9, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N991DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53343
- Aircraft time
- 60,201 hours, 43,495 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone Latch
- 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.