SDR 9507569977

Service difficulty report · Release Mech · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9341
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47390
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.

What was found

DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND THAT INADEQUATE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE TAILCONE AND THAT THE INTERIOR HANDLE RETAINING CLIP WAS BROKEN. ALSO, FOUND CORROSION ON THE UPPER RIGHT RELEASE CABLE END. REPLACED THE CLIP AND CABLE AND RE-RIGGED THE TAILCONE. CHECKED OK.

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