What was found
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING DOOR CLOSURE ISSUE, A CRACK WAS NOTED IN THE DOOR PAN UNDER THE LOWER HINGE, APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH. ERA 498996-14 APPLIED, AND SHIP NON-PRESSURIZED, MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO MSP. REPLACED L1 DOOR.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2012
- Submitted
- January 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N770NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47758
- Aircraft time
- 3,391 hours, 2,986 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Pan
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Entry 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.