Service difficulty report · Cables · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14879
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49526
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

THE TAILCONE HUNG UP ON AFT UPPER LATCH WHEN DEPLOYED AND THE TAILCONE RELEASE EXTERIOR HANDLE HUNG UP ON LOWER EDGE OF OPENING. THE TAILCONE CABLES WERE ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-53-00. IN ADDITION, THE SIDE CLIP ON FORWARD SIDE WAS STRAIGHTENED.

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