What was found
SEA - DURING TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CHECK FROM THE AFT CABIN ENTRY DOOR POSITION, THE TAILCONE FAILED TO RELEASE. LUBRICATED TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM AND TAILCONE RELEASED NORMALLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N965AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53079
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.