What was found
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT. THE CUTOUT FOR FORWARD STAIR DOOR CONTROL ROD IS BENT AND CRACKED AFT SIDE OF FRAME 160. THIS CUTOUT IS AT THE CABIN FLOOR LEVEL. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-014436 REVISION A.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 2010
- Submitted
- December 20, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53628
- Aircraft time
- 32,602 hours, 15,586 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.