What was found
TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM FAILED TORQUE CHECK OF AMDS 5350-01077-0101, STEP NR 12. SEE NR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 036-0001:5350-01077-0101/005 00007. REPLACED IAW AMM 53-53-02, AJUSTED AND TORQUED.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2016
- Submitted
- May 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N948DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49879
- Aircraft time
- 69,147 hours, 51,880 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.