What was found
CORROSION AND A CRACK ON LOWER SECTION OF PRESSURE SEAL RETAINER OF RT FWD OVER WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. THE SEAL RETAINER WAS REMOVED DRILLED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-30-2 AND 57-10-4.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2014
- Submitted
- November 10, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N969DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53172
- Aircraft time
- 67,752 hours, 49,964 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Retainer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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