SDR 0700389971

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 18, 2007
Submitted
January 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9335
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47337
Aircraft time
95,248 hours, 96,669 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
5910081105
Part serial
45747
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Main Pax
Part time
91,839 hours, 109,971 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

UNABLE TO OPEN MAIN CABIN DOOR, TRIED FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF MAIN CABIN DOOR BINDING AGAINST DOOR CUTOUT STRUCTURE. PRESSED IN ON UPPER FORWARD CORNER AND WAS ABLE TO OPEN MAIN CABIN DOOR. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 3.5 PSI, DOOR JAMMED AGAIN. MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF RIG. RIGGED DOOR PER AMM 52-11-00. ALSO, FOUND BOLT GOING THROUGH OUTER HANDLE LOOSE, REPLACED BOLT. FOUND A DEEP GOUGE IN OUTER DOOR HANDLE PAN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DOOR PER MM 52-11-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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