What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PULL THE INTERIOR HANDLE FROM THE CLIPS AND DROP THE TAILCONE. ADJUSTED THE CLIPS AND RE-RIGGED THE LATCHES. CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8903E
- Make and model
- Doug DC914
- Aircraft serial
- 45744
- 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.