Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
June 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45928
Part
Hinge
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
IN
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

COCKPIT DOOR STICKS IN CLOSED POSITION (PRIMARY COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT). REWORKED COCKPIT DOOR CHAFE STRIP AND REINSTALLED SCREWS IN DOOR HINGE.

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