What was found
DURING HV1 CHECK, FOUND TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM BROKEN. REPLACED MECHANISM PER MM 53-53-02. (M)
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2004
- Submitted
- April 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53452
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Part number
- 5961568501
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.