What was found
DURING AMDS 5350-01032-03, DROP CHECK, TAILCONE FAILED RELEASE CHECK. FOUND UPPER LT CABLE PULLEY DAMAGED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PULLEY IAW AMM 53-50. DROP CHECKED GOOD OK FOR SERVICE. REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETE.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2013
- Submitted
- August 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N784NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48109
- Aircraft time
- 75,762 hours, 69,954 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Pulley
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailcone Cable
- 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.