What was found
DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE INTERNAL EMERGENCY TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM, HANDLE CLIPS WERE BROKEN. REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-02.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2017
- Submitted
- May 9, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N925DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53587
- Aircraft time
- 43,987 hours, 29,246 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.