Service difficulty report · Airstair · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 30, 2012
Submitted
December 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
57,792 hours, 42,657 cycles
Part
Airstair
Condition
Out Of Sequence
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE REAR STAIRWAY HAD BEEN EXTENDED AT SOME POINT WHEN THE ACFT WAS PARKED. WHEN THE STAIRS WERE RETRACTED THE CATWALK REMAINED STUCK IN THE UP POSITION BLOCKING THE EMERGENCY PATH, AND WAS LATER JOLTED OUT OF THAT STUCK POSITION DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. MX SEQUENCED THE STAIRS CORRECTLY AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT.

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