What was found
TAILCONE EMERGENCY RELEASE HANDLE EXCEEDS OPENING FORCE DURING TEST. ADJUSTED AND LUBED THE DOOR IAW MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2017
- Submitted
- November 15, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904DA
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53384
- Aircraft time
- 60,480 hours, 32,938 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.