What was found
CORROSION ON BRACKET TO ATTACH ROD OF FWD AIRSTAIR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM CABIN CONTROL. BRACKET UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION BRACKET WAS REPLACED FOR NEW BRACKET IAW AMM 20-30-01-201.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2015
- Submitted
- February 6, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53214
- Aircraft time
- 62,201 hours, 45,832 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Door Latch
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.