What was found
UPPER LT FITTING ON TAILCONE CRACKED. REMOVED UPPER LT TAILCONE FITTING. REPLACED UPPER LT FITTING ANGLE PER SRM 53-54-0 PAGE 3. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP1272698)
- 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)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.