What was found
TAIL CONE GUSSET AT 4:00 POSITION CRACKED. NEW TAIL CONE ORDERED , TAIL CONE INSTALLED ON AMDS W/C 5350- 01077-0101. TAILCONE, AFT U OFF 88-5353-9-0002 49828 ON 88-5353-9-0001 00036. (LP1439304)
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2020
- Submitted
- January 10, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53173
- Aircraft time
- 74,650 hours, 55,463 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Gusset
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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