SDR 2013F00046

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 3, 2013
Submitted
March 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305FA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49398
Aircraft time
59,561 hours, 33,902 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, FLIGHT DECK DOOR FLEW OPEN AND JAMMED OPEN. TESTED DOOR LOCK MECHANISM, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 52-50-01. WHEN DOOR FLEW OPEN IT JUMPED THE STOPS. SECURED HARDWARE TO STOPS IAW AMM 20-30-01. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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