Service difficulty report · Catwalk · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
September 12, 2016
Submitted
September 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922DX
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53584
Aircraft time
44,132 hours, 29,735 cycles
Part
Catwalk
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND SEVERAL PASSENGERS HEARD LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE FROM TAIL COMPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CATWALK HANGING UP ON FORWARD UPPER PANEL AND THEN FALLING TO THE FLOOR WITH A LOUD CLANG. ADJUSTED CATWALK PER MM. OPERATION CHECKS OK.

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