What was found
LEFT APU DOOR MISSING ONE CAMLOCK. INSTALLED THE CAMLOCK IAW CMM 52-44-2. OK FOR SERVICE. REPORTED DUE TO POSSIBILITY THAT CAM LOCK COULD HAVE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2018
- Submitted
- August 22, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N986DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53313
- Aircraft time
- 69,278 hours, 50,261 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5247 · Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Doors
- Part
- Cam Lock
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Apu 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.