What was found
DURING CHECK, VENTRAL STAIR DOOR TAILCONE RELEASE FAILED. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED TAILCONE LATCHES AND CABLES. PERFORMED TAILCONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW MM. OPS CHECK OF THE AFT ENTRY DOOR WITHIN LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2013
- Submitted
- March 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N910DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53390
- Aircraft time
- 47,323 hours, 25,132 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.