SDR 0003281149

Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Doug DC1040

Difficulty date
September 6, 2000
Submitted
September 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149US
Make and model
Doug DC1040
Aircraft serial
46758
Aircraft time
79,445 hours, 28,320 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Separated
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, P
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB, A BUMP/NOISE WAS NOTICED. FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED IT WAS EITHER WAKE TURBULENCE OR CONTAINER SHIFT. FLIGHT CREW NOTICED NO PROBLEMS AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. UPON LANDING, THE TOWER REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE TAIL CONE BUT NO FIRE OR SMOKE. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND DID NOT START APU AS A PRECAUTION. TAXI AND PARKING WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND TAIL CONE HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE ATTACH LUGS. REPLACED THE TAIL CONE.

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