What was found
DURING TAILCONE CHECK, FOUND LT UPPER AND LOWER TAILCONE LATCH ASSEMBLIES WORN. REPLACED LT UPPER AND LOWER LATCH ASSYS IAW AMM 53-52.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2014
- Submitted
- December 15, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55088
- Aircraft time
- 36,796 hours, 25,195 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.