Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 21, 2013
Submitted
April 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
62,446 hours, 47,087 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Cracked
Location
Airstair 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.

What was found

LOWER SUPPORT PLATE OF AIRSTAIR DOOR ACTUATOR IS CRACKED. REMOVED LWR SUPPORT PLATE REPAIR AIRSTAIR DOOR ACTUATOR AT BOTTOM OF RT CANTED FRAME STA.1485 FOR REPLACEMENT, FOUND MORE CRACK PAST PREVIOUS STOP DRILL, PERFORMED NEW STOP DRILL, PERFORMED HFEC INSP, NO CRACK INDICATION PASSING STOP DRILL, FABRICATED NEW LWR SUPPORT PLATE REPAIR & INSTALLED AT LWR END OF CANTED FRAME STA 1485 RT. UNDER AIRSTAIR DOOR ACTUATOR BRACKET.

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