What was found
DURING TAIL CONE FUNCTIONAL TEST, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY TAIL CONE. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED RELEASE SYSTEM, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N923RW
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47183
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- 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.