What was found
LOWER AFT TAIL CONE HAS A 6.5 INCH CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAILCONE IAW CARD 5350-0177-0101.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2017
- Submitted
- March 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N937DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49810
- Aircraft time
- 72,906 hours, 54,679 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Skin
- 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.