What was found
TAIL CONE UNSAFE ON LANDING. T/S PER MD88 WDM 52-73-11. FOUND TAILCONE LOCKING ANNUNCIATOR OUTSIDE SWITCH 51-537 GROUNDING OUT AND GENERATING FAULT. R/R TAILCONE EXTERNAL WARNING SWITCH, CK GOOD. (LP6411596)
- Difficulty date
- February 17, 2020
- Submitted
- February 18, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N906DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53415
- Aircraft time
- 70,829 hours, 52,300 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5270 · Door Warning System
- Part
- Switch
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Tailcone Lock
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.