What was found
AFT ENTRY TAILCONE DOOR LATCH DOES NOT STAY UP OR LATCHED. ADJUSTED UPPER LATCH TO COVER EMERGENCY HANDLE IAW AMM 52-12-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2017
- Submitted
- May 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53634
- Aircraft time
- 48,096 hours, 24,242 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Aft Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.