What was found
DURING TAILCONE FUNCTIONAL FOUND RT UPPER SPADE RECEPTACLE LOWER SUPPORT ANGLE BRACKET ATTACH RIVETS LOOSE. BRACKET CRACKED. FABRICATED NEW BRACKET. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET PER IPC 53- 50-00-30 ITEM 240 AND DWG 9911957-38. RII COMPLETE.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2016
- Submitted
- November 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49573
- Aircraft time
- 74,400 hours, 56,810 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.