What was found
L1 DOOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE GUST LOCK WITHOUT EXCESSIVE EFFORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. INSTALLED NEW GUST LOCK DOOR HOLD OPEN PER MM 52-11-04.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2018
- Submitted
- September 22, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9629H
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53599
- Aircraft time
- 55,037 hours, 27,499 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gust Lock
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- L1 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.