What was found
TAILCONE ATTACH LATCH @0800 POSITION LOOSE AND WORN. REPLACED TAILCONE ATTACH LATCH AT 0800 POSITION PER MD88 AMM 53-53 NEEDS ADJUSTMENT AT TAILCONE INST.(481754) TAILCONE LATCH ADJUSTED OPS NML. (LP1519811)
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2020
- Submitted
- March 7, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49967
- Aircraft time
- 66,679 hours, 52,508 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.