SDR 0400369911

Service difficulty report · Striker · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 5, 2004
Submitted
March 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961N
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47405
Aircraft time
84,986 hours, 94,399 cycles
Part
Striker
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cargo Door Warn
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE AFT CARGO DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS SAFELY ABORTED AT ABOUT 130 KTS AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WARNING INDICATION EXTINGUISHED AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO THE TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SECURITY OF THE DOOR AND PLACED THE SYSTEM ON MEL. LATER, THE AFT CARGO DOOR STRIKER PAD WAS READJUSTED AND THE MEL WAS REMOVED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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