What was found
TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM ASSY MISSING SPACER AND WASHERS. IMT REPORT #1546618. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELEASES MECHANISM REF AMM 53-53-02. RII COMPLIED WITH. (LP5596203)
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2019
- Submitted
- July 29, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 73,400 hours, 54,537 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Spacer
- 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.