Service difficulty report · Clevis · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 11, 2010
Submitted
August 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53285
Aircraft time
57,699 hours, 24,083 cycles
Part
Clevis
Part number
5471669
Condition
Broken
Location
Airstairs
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED A LOUD BANG IN THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA FOLLOWED BY ERRATIC PRESSURIZATION CONTROL. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND THAT THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE PASSENGER ENTRANCE STAIRS DOOR BELOW THE LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR WAS STICKING OUT DUE TO A BROKEN CLEVIS THAT CONNECTS THE DOOR TO THE LATCHING MECHANISM. REPLACED FORWARD CLEVIS BRACKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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