Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 6, 2014
Submitted
October 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49818
Aircraft time
66,010 hours, 49,594 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TAILCONE RELEASE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, AFT ENTRANCE DOOR ROD FAILED TO PUNCTURE DECAL AND EXTEND. FOUND INTERFERENCE FROM DECORATIVE DOOR PANEL AROUND CAM ARM ASSY. TRIMMED DECORATIVE DOOR PANEL FOR CLEARANCE. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 53-53-00-501 AND AMDS 5350-01077-0101.

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