What was found
THE TAILCONE PULL TEST EXCEEDED LIMITS AND THE TAILCONE DID NOT DEPLOY USING EITHER THE INTERIOR OR AFT RELEASE HANDLES. THE TAILCONE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N35888
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49117
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Part number
- 5910233509
- Condition
- Warped
- Location
- Aft Fuselage
- Part time
- 34,748 hours
- 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.