What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOCK FASTENER LOOSE ON THE TAIL CONE DOOR HATCH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RECEPTICAL, SECURED THE FASTENER AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2012
- Submitted
- May 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48101
- Aircraft time
- 73,312 hours, 68,537 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fastener
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.