What was found
TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE FAILED MAXIMUM PULL FORCE.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2006
- Submitted
- October 20, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N701ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49760
- Aircraft time
- 61,212 hours, 20,818 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tailcone Release
- 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.