What was found
OPS REPORTED TAIL CONE HANGING FROM A/C. CONTRACT MTC FOUND TAIL CONE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. ONE PIN STILL ENGAGED. SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY AND WAS DISCONNECTED. TAIL CONE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2003
- Submitted
- October 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N999DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53371
- Aircraft time
- 32,227 hours, 24,881 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Part number
- 59401635051
- Condition
- Unsecure
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.