Service difficulty report · Pan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 3, 2010
Submitted
June 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53423
Aircraft time
43,711 hours, 31,824 cycles
Part
Pan
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo 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.

What was found

AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER OUTER PAN CRACKED. ALL FITTINGS CRACKED PROBABLY DUE TO IMPROPER RIGGING OF DOOR. MUST FOLLOW PROPER AMM RIGGING INSTRUSTIONS, MANY DOORS ARE RECEIVED CRACKED DUE TO IMPROPER RIGGING. C/A IS TO REPLACE ALL BROKEN PARTS AND O/H DOORS ON CK3993 NRC 674.

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