What was found
DURING HMV RUSTED ATTACH CLIPS WAS FOUND OF TAILCONE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY RELEASE HANDLE. CLIPS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 20-30-01-201.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2009
- Submitted
- December 29, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53338
- Aircraft time
- 49,037 hours, 36,365 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- 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.