What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF PASSING 15000. FELT AND HEARD BANG. PAX IN ROW 10 ABC FELT VIBRATION IN SEATS AND FLOOR. SLOWED A/C VIB WENT AWAY. INCREASED SPEED VIB RETURNED - REPLACED GROUND A/C DOOR ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AT ROW 13 FOR WEAR
- Difficulty date
- January 1, 2001
- Submitted
- January 2, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- Aircraft time
- 27,229 hours, 21,533 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5200 · Doors
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Left Fuselage
- Component
- Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.