Service difficulty report · Cam Lock · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 24, 2013
Submitted
June 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49718
Aircraft time
64,941 hours, 49,495 cycles
Part
Cam Lock
Condition
Loose
Location
Catwalk
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 CABIN F/A AND NUMEROUS PASSENGERS REPORTED A LOUD NOISE AT THE REAR STAIRWAY. THE CATWALK REMAINED STUCK IN THE UP POSITION-BLOCKING THE EES PATH- FROM THE LAST TIME THE STAIRS HAD BEEN EXTENDED AND WAS JOLTED OUT OF THAT STUCK POSITION DURING TAXI. MX FOUND A LOOSE CAMLOCK WHICH WAS RESTRICTING THE CATWALK FROM RETURNING TO THE "EXIT PATH" POSITION. THE CAMLOCK WAS SECURED AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK PROVED THE CATWALK FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY.

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