What was found
NR 2 THE INTERNAL TAIL CONE HANDLE, RETAINER IS BROKEN. REPLACED BOTH RETAINERS IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2017
- Submitted
- August 31, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N900DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53372
- Aircraft time
- 66,763 hours, 48,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Retainer
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailcone Handle
- 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.