What was found
DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM, TAILCONE DROP CHECK AND PULL TEST OF EXTERIOR HANDLE BOTH EXCEEDED MAXIMUM FORCE LIMITS. TAILCONE WAS RIGGED AND EXTERIOR HANDLE CLIPS WERE ADJUSTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8929E
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 45866
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.