What was found
THE FORCE REQUIRED TO PULL EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLES FROM THEIR RETAINING CLIPS EXCEEDED LIMITS. THE CLIPS WERE ADJUSTED AND TESTED IAW MM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2000
- Submitted
- April 25, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N83870
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48056
- Aircraft time
- 55,181 hours, 32,514 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Clip
- Condition
- Out Of Adj
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.