What was found
DURING SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND CATWALK IS DOWN WHEN AFT STAIRS ARE DOWN AND WILL NOT GO UP IN STOWED POSTION. REPLACED BROKEN BOLT AND TORQUE TUBE ADAPTER PER AMM.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2012
- Submitted
- September 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N923DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53585
- Aircraft time
- 33,664 hours, 23,345 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Catwalk
- 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.