Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 24, 2015
Submitted
December 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49737
Aircraft time
73,639 hours, 38,839 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Loose
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. CREW REPORTED TAIL CONE LIGHT ON JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND SLACK IN TAIL CONE RIGGING. RE-INSERTED BALL END OF LOCKING CABLE IN LOCKING CABLE RETAINING HOLE IN SUPPORT. CABLE TENSION IS GOOD. TAIL CONE LIGHT IS OUT.

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