Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 5, 2017
Submitted
March 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49545
Aircraft time
73,314 hours, 55,875 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailcone
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.

What was found

TAIL CONE RIGHT UPPER BAYONET FITTING BRACKETS CRACKED. DRILLED REPLACEMENT BRACKETS. TREATED, PRIMED & PAINTED PART. INSTALLED THE BRACKETS IAW SRM 51-30-02.

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