What was found
EXTERNAL TAIL CONE JETTISON HANDLE ANGLE MISSING ALONG WITH INSTALL HARDWARE. REPLACED THE MISSING ANGLE AND HARDWARE IAW AMM 53-50. OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2016
- Submitted
- October 24, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55140
- Aircraft time
- 40,400 hours, 26,932 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.