What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, TAILCONE FAILED TO DROP USING INTERIOR HANDLE. REPLACED CABLE AND RIGGED, DEPLOYMENT CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N309RC
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48088
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Part number
- 580500011
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.