Service difficulty report · Clips · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
August 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14564
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47490
Part
Clips
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 FORCE REQUIRED TO RELEASE TAILCONE EXTERIOR HANDLE FROM CLIPS WAS LOW AT 15 POUNDS. THE CLIPS WERE REPLACED AND ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-50-3.

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