What was found
TAILCONE ATTACH FRAME CRACKED AT 3 OCLOCK AND 2 O`CLOCK POSITIONS. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME SECTION AND STARTED INSTALLING NEW SECTION. INSTALLED NEW FRAME IAW DWG 5966769.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2016
- Submitted
- October 14, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49967
- Aircraft time
- 59,387 hours, 46,481 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.