# SDR MALA040664

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 29, 2004
- Submitted: November 11, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N533XJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N533XJ), registered now
- Make and model: Bac AVRO146RJ85A
- Aircraft serial: E2367
- Aircraft time: 9,659 hours, 9,463 cycles
- System (JASC): [7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7810)
- Part: Tail Cone
- Condition: Detached
- Location: Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: D
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040664

## Discrepancy

GROUND CREW FOUND TAILCONE ON GROUND AFTER PUSHBACK.  BY THE TIME GROUND CREW FOUND CONE AND NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL, A/C HAD DEPARTED DSM.  MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND DISPATCH NOTIFIED CREW TO RETURN TO DSM.  WHEN A/C RETURNEDTO DSM, FOUND TAILCONE CAME FROM NR 2 ENGINE.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REINSTALLED ORGINAL TAIL CONE.  FOUND DENT AT 3:00 POSITION DIMENSIONS 1.10 INCHES WIDE, .55 INCHES LONG, .027 INCHES DEEP.  PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION 51-10-02-1, & FIG 51-10-21.  DENT IS ALLOWABLE DAMAGE.  NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

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