What was found
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE TAILCONE. ALSO, FOUND A WORN CABLE SLIDER BLOCK AND LATCH LOCK ARM. REPLACED THE BLOCK AND ARM AND RERIGGED THE TAILCONE. CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N761NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47709
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Worn
- 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.