What was found
LAX TAIL CONE FAILED TO DEPLOY WHILE ACCOMPLISHING SPECIAL ITEMS CARD 5918, TAIL CONE JETTISON SYSTEM INSPECTION AND OPERATIONS CHECK. LUBED RELEASE MECHANISM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2004
- Submitted
- January 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N599AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53289
- System (JASC)
- 5248 · Tail Cone Doors
- Part
- Mechanism
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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