What was found
TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM TORQUE CHECK FAILED. REPLACED THE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM SUPPORT BRACKET IAW AMM 53-53-02.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2017
- Submitted
- March 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49645
- Aircraft time
- 73,367 hours, 55,736 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Tailcon 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.