What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT INADEQUATE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PULL THE EXTERNAL HANDLE FROM THE CLIPS AND RELEASE THE TAILCONE. REPLACED THE CLIPS AND RE-RIGGED THE TAILCONE, CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N777NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47787
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- 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.