What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT THE TAILCONE FAILED TO RELEASE AND DROP. CHECKED RIGGING AND LUBRICATED THE RELEASE MECHANISM. CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N307RC
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48086
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.