What was found
DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAIL CONE RELEASE SYSTEM FOUND AFT ENTRY DOOR NORMAL OPERATING HANDLE AND EMERGENCY OPERATING HANDLE HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. DOOR CENTERING ADJUSTMENT C/W ON N/R 282.
- Difficulty date
- October 24, 2017
- Submitted
- October 25, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 65,874 hours, 47,487 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.