What was found
THE TAIL CONE DROP TEST USING EXTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE WAS BELOW 25 MINIMUM PULL. THE TAIL CONE RELEASE SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-53-00. THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CABLE PIN SHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO SHARP INDENTATIONS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16892
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49391
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Out Of Adj
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.