What was found
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE REPORTED A GOUGE ON THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE GOUGE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, REPLACED THE CARGO DOOR, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AFTER INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2012
- Submitted
- May 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N786NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48148
- Aircraft time
- 70,742 hours, 64,418 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.