What was found
DURING L-CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE FROM CLIPS AND TO RELEASE TAIL CONE. RIGGED RELEASE SYSTEM, ADJUSTED LOWER LEFT CORNER ALIGNMENT PINS, FUNCTIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N762NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47710
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- 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.