What was found
DURING TAIL CONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND THAT INADEQUATE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLES FROM THE RETAINING CLIPS. ADJUSTED CLIPS, FUNCTIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8923E
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 45838
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Clips
- 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.