What was found
FORWARD ENTRY DOOR GUST LOCK FOUND BENT, AND WILL NOT LOCK INTO SLOT. HITS FUSELAGE. REPLACED GUST LOCK IAW AMM 52-11-00.
- Difficulty date
- February 1, 2018
- Submitted
- February 5, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9621A
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53592
- Aircraft time
- 54,427 hours, 26,888 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gust Lock
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- L2 Door
- 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.