What was found
UPON LANDING, TAILCONE UNSAFE LIGHT APPEARED. TAXIED CLEAR AT RUNWAY. F/A REPORTED TAILCONE WAS ATTACHED. INSPECTED ALL LOCKS AND CABLES. ALL SECURED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED CANNON PLUG TO UNLATCH SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N833RA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53045
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Connector
- Part number
- DC26F106PW
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tailcone Switch
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.