What was found
THE TAIL CONE INNER RELEASE HANDLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PULL. THE TAIL CONE CABLE WAS ADJUSTED, CLEANED AND LUBRICATED IAW MM 53-53-00. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2003
- Submitted
- September 18, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16806
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49260
- Aircraft time
- 53,845 hours, 30,957 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- 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.