Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 21, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft time
19,263 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Door
Condition
Separated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING INSPECTED DURING THE TURN. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE LT OUTER GEAR DOOR WAS MISSING. NR2 BRAKE LINE LEAKING. LOWER SIDE OF TRAILING EDGE FLAPS (F/H) DAMAGED. BROKEN HOSE SUPPORT LINK LT GEAR. BUNGEE EXTENSION SPRINGS AND BRACKETS DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SCRATCHED BELOW L2 DOOR. TSB WERE INVOLVED WITH THIS INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ARE THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE RUNWAY. PMI INFORMED ON INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDERWAY.

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