What was found
DURING TAILCONE RELEASE OPS CHECK, FOUND EXTERNAL TAILCONE RELEASE SWITCH INOPERATIVE, TAILCONE UNSAFE SWITCH. R & R SWITCH FOR EXTERNAL HANDLE RELEASE. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM. OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2013
- Submitted
- July 29, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DA
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53383
- Aircraft time
- 49,109 hours, 26,200 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Switch
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.