What was found
TAIL CONE UPPER LATCH IS WORN. REPLACED UPPER LEFT HAND LATCH IAW MM. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2018
- Submitted
- February 1, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53459
- Aircraft time
- 45,218 hours, 31,003 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.