What was found
DURING TAILCONE DROP TEST, AFT CABIN DOOR ARMING PIN WOULD NOT ENGAGE DUE TO PIN HITTING COVER ABOVE DOOR. TRIMMED SLOT LONGER.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2004
- Submitted
- July 7, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48072
- Aircraft time
- 45,402 hours, 42,213 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 5910456503
- Condition
- Oversized
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.