What was found
DURING CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE RELEASE CAM LEVER LOOSE ON THE SPLINES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CAM LEVER ASSEMBLY AND THE FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2015
- Submitted
- May 22, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53416
- Aircraft time
- 59,345 hours, 43,112 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- Condition
- Loose
- 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.