What was found
HOU - THE TAIL CONE INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE PULL FORCE WAS EXCESSIVE. THE TAIL CONE LATCHES WERE LUBRICATED AND THE INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE PULL FORCE CHECKED GOOD PER MM 53-50-00. (X)
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16894
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49393
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latches
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.