What was found
DURING TRANSIT SERVICE, THE TAILCONE WAS LOOSED. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE TAILCONE KEVLAR CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM CAM WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-53-02 PAGE 203, BEING ALL CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2005
- Submitted
- July 28, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N753RA
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49587
- Aircraft time
- 41,600 hours, 27,732 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Part number
- 2919845
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.