What was found
TAIL CONE UPPER LEFT LOCKING SPADE WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAILCONE LATCH PER MM. OPERATION CHECKS OKAY.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2017
- Submitted
- December 25, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N939DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53356
- Aircraft time
- 45,982 hours, 37,728 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Spade Door
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.