What was found
THE TAILCONE HUNG UP DURING RELEASE CHECK, HANDLE PULL WAS GOOD. BOTH UPPER SLIDING BLOCKS WERE REPLACED. A TAILCONE DROP/FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 53-53-01 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14840
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49580
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Sliding Blocks
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.