What was found
DURING TAILCONE RELEASE FUCTIONAL CHECK FOUND ARMING HANDLE HARD TO ROTATE. LUBED DOOR IAW AMM 12-21. CONFIRMED RIGGING AND RELEASE FORCE IAW AMM 52-12. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2016
- Submitted
- May 17, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N950DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49881
- Aircraft time
- 68,447 hours, 51,098 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.