What was found
WORN UPPER RT LATCH ON TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM. REPLACED LATCH IAW AMM 20-30-01. OPS CHECK WILL BE PERFORMED IAW OPN 7915 CARD 986.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2009
- Submitted
- February 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53257
- Aircraft time
- 48,241 hours, 36,267 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.