What was found
TAIL CONE FAILED THE PULL TEST AND THE TAIL CONE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN USING THE VENTRAL STAIR DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRANK ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2006
- Submitted
- May 30, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48072
- Aircraft time
- 51,849 hours, 44,517 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Crank Assy
- Part number
- 59510511
- Condition
- Defective
- 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.