What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLES FROM CLIPS AND TO DROP TAIL CONE. RIGGED RELEASE SYSTEM AND ADJUSTED CLIPS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N922RW
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47182
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Clips
- 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.