What was found
TAILCONE ATTACH FRAME CRACKED @2:00 POSITION AT PIN. REMOVED FRAME P/N 9911843-6. DRILLED UP REPLACEMENT FRAME P/N 5966769U501 PER DWG 9911843. (458779) INSTALLED NEW FRAME IAW DWG 9911843. (LP1272701)
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2019
- Submitted
- September 16, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53364
- Aircraft time
- 71,670 hours, 52,027 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.