What was found
TAILCONE DISPLACEMENT BOTTLE VALVE BALL ASSEMBLY WON`T ENGAGE IN THE LOCK POSITION WITH OR WITHOUT CABLE INSIDE HOUSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2017
- Submitted
- March 14, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N961DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53531
- Aircraft time
- 50,530 hours, 26,601 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.