Service difficulty report · Cables · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49363
Part
Cables
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

PULL FROM THE TAIL CONE INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE WAS EXCESSIVE AT 40 POUNDS. THE LATCH CABLES WERE RIGGED IAW MM 53-53-00.

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