What was found
THE TAILCONE EXTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE PULLED LOW AT 20 POUNDS. TAILCONE LATCH WAS ADJUSTED AND THE EXTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE PULL TESTED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AT 34 POUNDS PER MM 53-50-3.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18544
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47219
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.