What was found
TAIL CONE DELAMINATION/SPONGY APPEARS TO BE SKYDROL SOAKED. REPLACED TAIL CONE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE PER M/M 53-53-00-401-2 P/N INSTALLED 5940163-1.
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2006
- Submitted
- July 5, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49534
- Aircraft time
- 52,175 hours, 42,331 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Component
- Tail Cone
- Component part number
- 5940163
- 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.