Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 23, 2018
Submitted
October 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Aircraft time
69,696 hours, 50,286 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING MEET & GREET WALK AROUND AFT TAIL CONE DEPLOYED. TAIL CONE DROPPED DUE TO AFT ENTRY DOOR ACTIVATON PLACARD PUNCTURED, ARM OVER AFT DOOR DEPLOYED. SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO IT BEING PINED. INSTALLED TAIL CONE PER CARD 5350-9645 JOB #000-001: INSTALLED SLIDE PER CARD 2561-4001 JOB 000-002. (LP9788921)

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