What was found
TAILCONE LATCHES WORN AT 10 AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. REPLACED THE BARREL NUTS AND RETAINERS.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2017
- Submitted
- October 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N957DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49976
- Aircraft time
- 71,563 hours, 53,376 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcon
- 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.