What was found
L1 DOOR HINGE HOOK ACTUATOR CRANK IS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED GUST LOCK CRANK IAW ESO 80172. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2017
- Submitted
- October 12, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53616
- Aircraft time
- 50,791 hours, 25,580 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Crank Assy
- Part number
- 49163461
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- L1 Door Gust Lok
- 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.