Service difficulty report · Spring · Lkheed 1011385115

Difficulty date
August 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DA
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385115
Aircraft serial
193C1244
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
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

TWO RIGHT DOOR DID NOT OPEN COMPLETELY DURING EVACUATION AND SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. SUSPECT WEAK COUNTER BALANCE HOWEVER TESTED OK PER AMM. REPLACED SLIDE AND COUNTER BALANCE. COUNTER BALANCE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER (TALAIR) AND DID NOT MEET TORQUE LIMITS. ONE OUTER SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN AND EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS ON THE INNER AND OUTER RACES OF A BEARING.