Service difficulty report · Cables · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16804
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49246
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

TAIL CONE PULL FROM INTERIOR RELEASE HANDLE WAS LOW AT SIX POUNDS. AN ADJUSTMENT/TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW WORK CARD 08-5350-1-0008 AND PULL TEST WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AT 20 POUNDS.

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