Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 22, 2018
Submitted
October 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49535
Aircraft time
82,340 hours, 63,128 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Missing
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.

What was found

CANT. FRAME FOR TAILCONE ALL ALIGNMENT PINS FOR TAILCONE HAVE WASHERS ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME. ALIGNMT PIN MISSING AT 3:00 POSITION. FOUND SHIM WASHER ARRANGEMENT ON ALIGNMENT PINS TO BE DEPENDENT ON TAILCONE CLEARANCE CHECK AT EACH ALIGNMENT PIN LOCATION PER AMM 53-53. LOCATED ALIGNMENT PIN AND SHIM WASHER AND REINSTALLED PER AMM 53-53. (LP0795684)

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