What was found
DURING TAIL CONE RELEASE SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK, UNABLE TO ROTATE EMERGENCY HANDLE TO THE UNLOCKED POSITION ON AFT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSPECTION COMPLETE.. ER/A 557676-14 REV 0 ISSUED AND COMPLETE.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2017
- Submitted
- April 25, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53418
- Aircraft time
- 60,873 hours, 47,366 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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