Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 29, 2017
Submitted
June 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
48,149 hours, 24,130 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Punctured
Location
Tailcone Release
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.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TAILCONE EMERGENCY HANDLE RELEASE MECHANISM DECAL OVER DOOR SLOT HAS BEEN PUNCTURED. ACCOMPLISHED ADJ & TEST OF TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM PER AMM 53-53-02 AND REPLACED AFT ENTRY DOOR WARNING DECAL AND EMERGENCY HANDLE COPPER WIRE & SEAL, FLT DECK TAIL CONE WARNING LIGHT IS OUT, SECURED TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR.

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