What was found
CANTED FRAME CRACKED AT TAILCONE ALIGNMENT PIN L/H SIDE BELOW LOWER TAILCONE LATCH. REMOVED LWR. LT. SECTION OF CANTED FRAME.(396209). DRILLED UP AND INSTALLED NEW REPLACEMENT CANTED FRAME PER BOEING DWG. 5966769.(LP1477253)
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2020
- Submitted
- February 6, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53380
- Aircraft time
- 71,755 hours, 53,026 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Frame
- 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.