What was found
THE TAILCONE FAILED TO DROP WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AT ALL THREE POSITIONS DURING FUNCTIONAL TEST. THE PULL EXCEEDED 35 POUNDS. THE TAILCONE CABLES WERE ADJUSTED IAW 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2003
- Submitted
- March 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N17812
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49250
- Aircraft time
- 54,624 hours, 25,815 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Out Of Rig
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.