Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 29, 2018
Submitted
April 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49885
Aircraft time
73,650 hours, 55,037 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

TAIL CONE ATTACH CANTED FRAME BS 1310 WAS FOUND CRACKED, TWO AREAS 2:00 & 7:00 O`CLOCK. REPLACED THE FRAME IAW DRAWING 5966769.

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