What was found
DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK, TAILCONE RELEASE MECHANISM EXTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE PULL FORCE BELOW MINIMUM. ADJUSTED CLIPS. OKAY FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2018
- Submitted
- January 10, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N948DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53357
- Aircraft time
- 45,099 hours, 37,480 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.