What was found
TAILCONE INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE. FOUND THE HANDLE FWD RETENTION CLIP DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE IAW AMM 25-62.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2016
- Submitted
- October 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N967DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53116
- Aircraft time
- 66,345 hours, 49,427 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Loose
- 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.