What was found
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE TAILCONE. RIGGED TAILCONE LATCHING MECHANISM.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N778NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48100
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch Mechanism
- 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.