Service difficulty report · Door · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 30, 2015
Submitted
August 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53422
Aircraft time
56,371 hours, 40,598 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
No Test
Location
Lt Overwing
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

LEFT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FAILED EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE RELEASE TEST IAW W/C 5200-2643. DOOR RELEASES AS SOON AS EXTERIOR HANDLE TAB PRESSED WHILE HANDLE WAS IN THE STOWED POSITION. REPLACED AND RIGGED THE DOOR IAW AMM 52-21-00.

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