What was found
DURING CHECK, FORCE REQUIRED TO DROP TAIL CONE WAS OUT OF RANGE AT 65 POUNDS. SPECIFIED RANGE IS 25-35 POUNDS. CLEANED AND LUBED LATCHES, CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 10, 2011
- Submitted
- November 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N777NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47787
- Aircraft time
- 3,132 hours, 2,698 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.