What was found
TAIL CONE RELEASE CAM IS WORN. HAS A GROOVE IN THE RAMP AREA. REPLACED CAM ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2017
- Submitted
- September 7, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49884
- Aircraft time
- 72,630 hours, 53,630 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.