Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
February 8, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53394
Aircraft time
13,593 hours, 7,313 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
3913359557
Condition
Out Of Adj
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.

What was found

FOUND DURING ROUTINE TAIL CONE JETTISON CHECK AT DFW, D-2 LETTER CHECK. FROM NON ROUTINE CARD 50: HANDLE INOP DURING TAIL CONE JETTISON TEST, OUTSIDE DEPLOY HANDLE WOULD NOT OPERATE. HANDLE APPEARS TO BE CAUGHT BEHIND AIRCRAFT SKIN. STRAIGHTENED AND ADJUSTED HANDLE RETAINING CLIPS. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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