What was found
WHILE PERFORMING THE TAIL CONE RELEASE CHECK THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR WOULD NOT DEPLOY DROP THE TAIL CONE. ADJUSTED SPRING RETAINING CLIPS TO OBTAIN 30 POUNDS PULL FORCE AS REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2007
- Submitted
- May 30, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N928ME
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55194
- Aircraft time
- 3,567 hours, 1,838 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5248 · Tail Cone Doors
- Part
- Retaining Clip
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Component
- Tail Cone
- Component part number
- 946345
- 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.