# SDR CALA9700810

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 13, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N33506
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-32
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 47765
- System (JASC): [5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5350)
- Part: Clip
- Part number: 52274640
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Tail Cone
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700810

## Discrepancy

THE EXTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE PULLED OUT OF CLIPS AT TEN POUNDS AND 80 POUNDS WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE TAIL CONE USING EXTERIOR HANDLE.  A BROKEN CLIP ON RELEASE HANDLE WAS REPLACED, TIMING BLOCKS WERE ADJUSTED, AND TAIL CONE LATCHES WERE LUBRICATED.

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