What was found
INSPECTION FOUND TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR FORWARD LIP CHAFED THROUGH AND KNIFE EDGED. THE CHAFED AREA WAS CUT OUT AND TWO DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-01, FIGURE 4 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2000
- Submitted
- October 20, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14871
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48022
- Aircraft time
- 45,137 hours, 25,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5248 · Tail Cone Doors
- Part
- Access Door
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.