Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35836
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49441
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Bs 1510
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAIL COMPARTMENT INTERIOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE PULL TOO HIGH (45 LBS). RIGGED TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM PER MM 53-53-00.

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