Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 12, 2017
Submitted
February 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49890
Aircraft time
76,433 hours, 40,611 cycles
Part
Hinge Pin
Condition
Migrated
Location
Sliding Window
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FIRST OFFICER SLIDING WINDOW HAS A HINGE PIN ON THE AFT LOCK BAR MIGRATING UPWARD. REPOSITIONED HINGE PIN AND REATTACHED LOWER AFT LINKAGE ROD IAW AMM 56-10-03. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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