Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53448
Part
Spring
Condition
Missing
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.

What was found

PHX - DURING C-CHECK, THE TAILCONE DID NTO RELEASE DURING PERFORMANCE OF TAILCONE RELEASE TEST. FOUND AFT CABIN ENTRY DOOR PUSH-PULL CABLE INTERNAL RELEASE SPRING MISSING. INSTALLED SPRING AND ADJUSTED TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM, TAILCONE RELEASE OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)

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