What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT INADEQUATE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY THE TAILCONE. ALSO, FOUND COATING ON INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE CABLE CRACKED. REPLACED CABLE, RIGGED CABLES AND LATCHES, FUNCTIONAL TEST OK.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N953N
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47093
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cables
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.