What was found
AFT TAILCONE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR HANDLE COVER WILL NOT LATCH UP IN THE DISARM POSITION. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE AFT TAILCONE DOOR EXIT HANDLE LATCH AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 2018
- Submitted
- June 20, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53630
- Aircraft time
- 51,009 hours, 25,974 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Stern Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.