What was found
TAILCONE-AFT CANT. FRAME OF FUSELAGE IS CRACKING AT ALIGNMENT PINS-7 O'CLOCK POS. & 12 O'CLOCK POS. REPAIRED STA 1510 FRAME @ 7 O'CLOCK POSIION PER ERA 497316-14MA. (LP0829967)
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2018
- Submitted
- November 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N960DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49979
- Aircraft time
- 73,927 hours, 55,151 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- 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.