What was found
INSPECTION FOUND UPPER LEFT O/B AREA OF TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE FRAYED. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS RIGGED IAW MM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2000
- Submitted
- July 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18835
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49439
- Aircraft time
- 42,055 hours, 19,935 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- 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.