What was found
TAIL CONE AT LT UPPER LATCH RECEPTACLE HAS SHEARED FASTENERS AT SUPPRT BRACKETS. REPLACED SHEAR FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30, OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2017
- Submitted
- January 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N913DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49956
- Aircraft time
- 59,404 hours, 46,417 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fastener
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.