What was found
CREW REPORTED THAT TAIL CONE APPEARED LOOSE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER RT BRACKET SUPPORT CABLE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE R & R THE TAILCONE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2015
- Submitted
- February 20, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N993DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53345
- Aircraft time
- 61,042 hours, 44,149 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.