Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
October 25, 2012
Submitted
November 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53382
Aircraft time
47,978 hours, 25,475 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailcone
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

F/A REPORTED STRANGE NOISES FROM TAIL COMPARTMENT UPON ROTATION. SUSPECTED CATWALK DOES NOT RAISE PROPERLY WHEN AFT AIRSTAIRS ARE DOWN AND FELL TO THE DOWN POSITION. MX FOUND THE RT FLAP OF THE CATWALK DOESN'T STOW PROPERLY. WIRED THE CATWALK IN THE DOWN POSITION. REMOVED CRACKED MEMBER. STOP DRILLED CRACKED TO .246. HFEC INSPECTED. DAMAGE CONTAINED. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, DRILLED, TREATED AND PRIMED PART. INSTALLED.

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