What was found
CRACKED FITTING TO ATTACH TAILCONE RT UPPER POSITION. REPAIR PIECES WERE FABRICATED IAW DRAWING 9911959 ITEM 43 REV AV AND INSTALLED IAW DRAWING 9911957 REV AV.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2009
- Submitted
- June 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- Aircraft time
- 49,039 hours, 36,615 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.