Service difficulty report · Escape Hatch · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
February 1, 2008
Submitted
February 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53386
Aircraft time
34,505 hours, 18,266 cycles
Part
Escape Hatch
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO DEN DUE TO FLAPS NOT DEPLOYING AND GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER ARRIVAL SYS CK FOUND FLAPS AND GEAR HANDLE OPS NML. FOUND WATER IN AREA OF FLOOR WHERE CABLES AND FAIRLEADS FOR FLAP AND GEAR ACTUATION PASS INTO THE GEAR WELL. FOUND ALL 4 OVERWING EXIT DOORS OUT OF RIG. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MIN AMOUNT OF PRESS. REQUIRED TO LATCH THE DOOR. NO OTHER CAUSE OF WATER SOURCE FOUND. REMOVED WATER, ADJUSTED OVERWING DOORS PER M/M. SUSPECT WATER MIGRATED FROM OVERWING DOOR AND INTO AREA AND FROZE FAIRLEADS. A/C BACK IN SERVICE 04:30 02/02/08.

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