SDR 9627929873

Service difficulty report · Pin Plates · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48107
Part
Pin Plates
Condition
Worn
Location
Tailecone
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 LINE CHECK, FOUND INADEQUATE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PULL THE EXTERIOR TAILCONE HANDLE FROM THE CLIPS. ALSO, FOUND EIGHT TAILCONE GUIDE PINS WORN, UPPER LEFT LATCH WORN AND TWO ALIGNMENT PIN PLATES WORN. REPLACED CLIPS, GUIDE PINS, LATCH AND PIN PLATES.

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