What was found
THE FORCE REQUIRED TO RELEASE TAILCONE USING BOTH THE INTERIOR TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE AND THE AFT PASSENGER DOOR EXCEEDED LIMITS. THE TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS RIGGED AND TESTED IAW MM 53-53-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N937MC
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49450
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Release Mech
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- 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.