What was found
FUSELAGE TAILCONE FRAME HAS A CRACK. REMOVED, LOCATE, DRILLED AND INSTALLED A NEW FRAME IAW DRWG 9911843.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2016
- Submitted
- July 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 57,468 hours, 44,574 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.