What was found
THE TAIL CONE DROP TEST FAILED FROM ALL THREE RELEASE HANDLES (AFT ENTRANCE, INTERIOR, AND EXTERIOR). THE TAIL CONE SYSTEM CABLES WERE RIGGED AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW MM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2000
- Submitted
- October 27, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16883
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48073
- Aircraft time
- 45,998 hours, 34,877 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Out Of Rig
- 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.