What was found
TAIL-CONE JETTISON RELEASE MECHANISM PIN SPRINGS ARE CORRODED. R & R TAIL CONE JETTISON RELEASE MECHANISM PIN SPRINGS IAW AMM.
- Difficulty date
- February 3, 2013
- Submitted
- February 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53359
- Aircraft time
- 30,959 hours, 28,318 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Release Mech
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.