What was found
TAILCONE WOULD NOT DROP USING AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY RELEASE MECHANISM. ADJUSTED SPRING CLIPS FOR PIN 12. RETESTED OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2004
- Submitted
- May 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903ME
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55167
- Aircraft time
- 3,191 hours, 1,854 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Clip
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.