What was found
AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM FAILED OPERATIONAL CHECK, DOOR OPENS BUT TAIL CONE DID NOT RELEASE. ADJUSTED INTERNAL JETTISON RELEASE MECHANICAL CLIPS.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2008
- Submitted
- March 26, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907ME
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55171
- Aircraft time
- 14,862 hours, 8,056 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- 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.