What was found
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND THAT THE TAILCONE WOULD NOT DROP. A PIN HAD BACKED OUT OF THE SPRING CLIPS, ROTATED 90 DEGREES, AND WAS BINDING ON THE SUPPORT BRACKET. RESET PIN, CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N301RC
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48054
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Out Of Position
- 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.