Service difficulty report · Grommet · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16802
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49222
Part
Grommet
Condition
Loose
Location
Tail Cone
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.

What was found

THE AFT CABIN DOOR PULL TO RELEASE TAILCONE WAS HIGH. MAINTENANCE FOUND CABLE GROMMET LOOSE CAUSING CABLE TO BIND. THE RUBBER CABLE GROMMET WAS SECURED IAW MM 53-53-00.

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