Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 5, 2010
Submitted
February 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53623
Aircraft time
30,116 hours, 14,251 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FORWARD CARGO DOOR FORWARD BOTTOM STOP BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED FORWARD BOTTOM STOP BRACKET PER ESO 80174.

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