What was found
TAILCONE FAILED A RELEASE CHECK, WHEN ACTIVATED VIA AFT DOOR. ADJUSTED TAILCONE IAW AMM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2018
- Submitted
- August 20, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 71,173 hours, 52,983 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.