What was found
SEA - DURING LINE CHECK, EXTERNAL DOOR OVER TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE WAS FOUND TO NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. LUBRICATED FLAPPER DOOR HINGE. DOOR THEN CLOSED PROPERLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2001
- Submitted
- March 22, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N951AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49111
- System (JASC)
- 5248 · Tail Cone Doors
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Not Closed
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.