Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 27, 2004
Submitted
August 31, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10801
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49127
Aircraft time
47,683 hours, 35,673 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Deployed
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN MAINTENANCE-TOL. TAIL CONE WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED BY RAMP SERVICE PERSONNEL. REINSTALLED TAIL CONE IAW MM 535300. SFB MAINTENANCE ENTRY 8/27/2004. INSPECT TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE FOR PROPER INSTALLATION. INSPECTED SLIDE IAW MM 256200. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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