What was found
DURING C-CHECK, THE TAILCONE DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. FOUND UPPER RT LATCH CAUSING RELEASE HANDLE TO PULL HARD. CLEANED AND LUBED ALL TAILCONE LATCHES.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N302ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47102
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.