What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT INADEQUATE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY TAIL CONE. ALSO, FOUND 3 BEARING PLATES WORN ON TAIL CONE. REPLACED BEARING PLATES, ADJUSTED TAIL CONE RELEASE SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8903E
- Make and model
- Doug DC914
- Aircraft serial
- 45744
- 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.