Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 6, 2010
Submitted
November 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49349
Aircraft time
74,730 hours, 33,388 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Lavatory Service
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BHM - INFLIGHT DFW-JAX. CREW REPORTED FORWARD FUSELAGE VIBRATION DURING FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED BHM LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR PANEL HAD ONE LATCH NOT SECURE. MAINTENANCE SECURED DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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