Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 3, 2019
Submitted
May 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9619V
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53566
Aircraft time
59,257 hours, 29,864 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Damaged
Location
Entry Door
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS FORWARD ENTRY DOOR GUST LOCK HOOK IS BENT DOWNWARD AND HITS SIDE OF FUSELAGE INSTEAD OF ENGAGING THE GUST LOCK BRACKET ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED GUST LOCK IAW AMM 52-11-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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