What was found
THE INTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE PULL FORCE WAS EXCESSIVE. THE TAIL CONE HANDLE CLIPS WERE ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2001
- Submitted
- May 24, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16895
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49394
- Aircraft time
- 46,481 hours, 22,777 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Clip
- Condition
- Out Of Adj
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.