What was found
WHILE PERFORMING THE TAIL CONE RELEASE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OPN 6908AD THE TAIL CONE WOULD NOT DEPLOY. NON-ROUTINE CARDS WERE WRITTEN FOR THE REQUIRED REPAIRS.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2011
- Submitted
- October 10, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53161
- Aircraft time
- 55,654 hours, 41,111 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Part number
- 59401631
- Part serial
- DL12
- Condition
- No Test
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.