What was found
DURING HMV RUSTED HARDWARE WAS FOUND ON TAIL RELEASE MECHANISM. REPLACE HARDWARE IAW AMM 20-30-01-201.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2009
- Submitted
- April 1, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53258
- Aircraft time
- 48,483 hours, 36,202 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Mechanism
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.