SDR 9704859302

Service difficulty report · Release Mech · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302RC
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48055
Part
Release Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Tail Cone
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 THAT TAIL CONE WOULD NOT DEPLOY USING THE AFT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE OR THE INTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE AND THE EXTERNAL HANDLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REMOVE FROM CLIPS. CLEANED CABLES, RETENSIONED CLIPS, TAIL CONE SEAL, EXTERNAL HANDLE AND RETAINING CLIP. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OK.

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