What was found
THE TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE PULL WAS HIGH AT BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR HANDLES AND THE TAILCONE FAILED TO DROP FROM AIRCRAFT. THE TAILCONE RELEASE SYSTEM CABLES WERE ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-53-00, PAGE 501.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N10801
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49127
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cables
- 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.