SDR 070047

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 22, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49998
Part
Skin
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 461 PIA/LAS - AFTER PASSENGER LOADING, BEFORE PUSHBACK, AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO CLOSE THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR BUT IT WAS RESTING ON THE JETWAY DECK. THE JETWAY OPERATOR RETRACTED THE JETWAY WITHOUT LOWERING IT. AS A RESULT, THE L1 DOOR SKIN SUSTAINED A .5 BY .6 INCH AREA OF DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS PREPARED FOR FERRY AND WAS DELIVERED TO TULSA WHERE AMERICAN AIRLINES ACCOMPLISHED A PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE L1 DOOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESO NR 80559 DATED 22 FEB, 2007. HFEC INSPECTION REVEALED NO CRACKS. THE AIRPLANE HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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