Service difficulty report · Clevis · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 20, 2009
Submitted
July 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49722
Aircraft time
54,607 hours, 42,096 cycles
Part
Clevis
Part number
2916231503
Condition
Broken
Location
Airstair Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

AT FL 330 HEARD LOUD BANG IN AREA OF FWD GALLEY. FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CABIN STARTED CLIMBING RAPIDLY. DESCENDED TO FL 210. CABIN STABILIZED FOR 10 MINUTES. FLOW LIGHT THEN RE-ILLUMINATED AND CABIN STARTED CLIMBING AGAIN. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT AND DIVERTED. LANDING WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. FOUND AFT CLEVIS OF FWD STAIR DOOR BROKEN. REPLACED SAME, REF MM. PRESSURIZED A/C, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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