What was found
DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE INTERIOR HANDLE FROM CLIPS. REPLACED CLIPS PER EO 5350-01049.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9344
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47440
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Clips
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- 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.