What was found
DURING TAIL CONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE TAIL CONE. RIGGED TAIL CONE RELEASE SYSTEM, FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N609NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47234
- 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.