Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 7, 2015
Submitted
August 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
74,240 hours, 56,908 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Door
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.

What was found

ELONGATED HOLE ON FWD/AFT HINGE AT MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. AFT HINGE AT MID CARGO DOOR WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 497387-14MA, REV B AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 52-31-02. FWD HINGE AT MID CARGO DOOR WAS REPLACED BY NEW PART AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 52-31-02, FINAL I.D: 0.810" ON FWD HINGE AND 0.784" ON AFT HINGE.

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