What was found
MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAILCONE DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM SPRING BROKEN. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED IAW DWG 5910828.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2016
- Submitted
- April 26, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49716
- Aircraft time
- 71,897 hours, 54,110 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 49510621
- Condition
- Broken
- 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.