What was found
TAILCONE LATCH, RT UPPER, DOESN'T SPRING CLOSED. R & R SPRING IAW CMM. OPS CHECKED ON AMDS 1200-6647.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2013
- Submitted
- September 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N919DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53576
- Aircraft time
- 31,117 hours, 13,107 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tailcone Latch
- 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.