Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 24, 2001
Submitted
June 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9615W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53562
Aircraft time
12,676 hours, 5,993 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Departed
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ON A TEST FLIGHT OUT OF A MAJOR CHECK, THE TAIL CONE UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND LAND. DURING LANDING THE TAIL CONE DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE DEPLOYED. RIGGED THE TAIL CONE LATCHES PER MM 53-53-00.

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