catiii From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 2303 posts, RR: 3 Posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 2487 times:
Landed at ATL just a bit ago (coming in from LGA) and there was what looked like a DC-9 or MD-88 missing its tailcone, elevators, and engines parked over at the TOC. Is it being cannibalized for parts? Or just in for some maintenance? Also, there was a Boing of some sort (757, 767, or 777) parked far over by the paint hangar that has an all blue tail, but the rudder has the widget on it. Is it coming into, or headed out of, the DL fleet?
timf From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 954 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 2400 times:
Quoting catiii (Thread starter): Also, there was a Boing of some sort (757, 767, or 777) parked far over by the paint hangar that has an all blue tail, but the rudder has the widget on it. Is it coming into, or headed out of, the DL fleet?
This sounds like one of the 757s that's being returned to the lessor.
Dalmd88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2370 posts, RR: 15 Reply 2, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2189 times:
The MD88 most likely has the entire stab removed for repair. There have been some skin cracks found in the fleet over the past couple of years. The repair requires the tail to be removed. This is also true for the MD90.
LAXtoATL From United States of America, joined Oct 2009, 1563 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2133 times:
Quoting catiii (Thread starter): Is it being cannibalized for parts? Or just in for some maintenance?
I would assume maintenance of some sort. While I am not certain, I do not believe any cannibalization occurs at TOC in ATL. (I have no direct knowledge, but just several years of observation)
n7371f From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1505 posts, RR: 12 Reply 4, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2110 times:
It's N926DH. One of the recently acquired MD-90's. I saw it yesterday and took a pic. I'll upload it later when I can. It was newly painted in DL colors and not only was nearly the entire vertical fin missing, it was wrapped up in a plastic tarp to protect it from the elements outside.
I also snapped a pic of N622DL which was at the extreme far eastern side with it's vertical tail (minus the rudder) painted over in preparation for return to lessor.
n7371f From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1505 posts, RR: 12 Reply 5, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1717 times:
N926DH MD-90 at ATL TOC with much of tail removed. Yet to enter service.
N622DL at ATL TOC removed from service, pending return to lessor
Here are pics from the iPhone on taxi of N926DH and N622DL at ATL on Thanksgiving Day.
aviationbuff08 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 346 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1480 times:
Quoting catiii (Thread starter): there was what looked like a DC-9 or MD-88 missing its tailcone, elevators, and engines parked over at the TOC.
About a month ago I saw what appeared to be a DC9 parked infront of the TOC without engines, all I could make out was the a portion of the Registration and could tell that is was not a MD-88 registration. IIRC it was NxxxHC but the aircraft I was in was #2 for take off and moving rather quickly past the TOC. I didnt even get a picture and I had my camera phone in my hand, of all the time not to have a really long line for take off is when departing from 26L. Dammit
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