What was found
TAILCONE STRAP BUCKLE BROKEN. REINSTALLED BLIND THREADED SELF LOCKING INSERT.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2016
- Submitted
- June 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 66,212 hours, 48,605 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Buckle
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.