What was found
DURING TAILCONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE TAILCONE. RIGGED RELEASE SYSTEM. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N955N
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47160
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.