What was found
HOU - THE EXTERIOR TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE REQUIRED LESS THAN 25 POUNDS PULL TO RELEASE THE TAILCONE. THE TAILCONE RELEASE CABLES WERE RIGGED IAW MM 53-53-00, SO THAT HANDLE PULL WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATION. (Z)
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16895
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49394
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cables
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- 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.