Service difficulty report · Door · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
September 1, 2000
Submitted
October 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148M
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
270
Part
Door
Part number
F50B281026900A1
Condition
Departed
Location
Refuel Door
Part time
1,423 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, D
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LOST REFUELING DOOR WHILE IN-FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED IN CYYZ (TORONTO). CREW OBSERVED DOOR SECURED DURING THEIR PRE-FLIGHT. DURING DESCENT OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN FOR LANDING AT KPWK THE CREW REPORTED A VIBRATION AND BRIEF ''FUELING'' LIGHT. MAINT IN KPWK INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE REFUELING DOOR AND ACFT WAS FLOWN TO KLIT DASSAULT SERVICE CENTER FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW DOOR ASSY. OPERATOR IS TRYING TO OBTAIN AN UPDATED DOOR WITH IMPROVED LATCHES AS DESCRIBED IN DASSAULT AVIATION F50/50EX SERVICE NEWSLETTER NR 73, DATED DEC 1999. (X)