Service difficulty report · Clips · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N92874
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49122
Part
Clips
Condition
Out Of Adjmt
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 PULL BOTH THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLES FROM CLIPS WAS LOW. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR HANDLE CLIPS WERE ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-53-00.

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