What was found
TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM BEARING WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPACER BEARING ON TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM PER AMM 53-50.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2018
- Submitted
- September 10, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49546
- Aircraft time
- 79,211 hours, 60,866 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Bearing
- 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.