What was found
FOUND BASE OF THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM WORN. REPLACED TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BASE IAW AMM 53-53-02.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2017
- Submitted
- March 21, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49583
- Aircraft time
- 73,583 hours, 56,534 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cam
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone 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.