What was found
RAMP REPORTED, WHEN CLOSING THE MAIN CARGO DOOR, HEARD A POP FOLLOWED BY A MIST IN THE AIR. FOUND MAIN CARGO DOOR ACTUATOR "CLOSED" LINE CRACKED AT UPPER FITTING. MCD DOOR ACTAUTOR FLEX LINE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2013
- Submitted
- June 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48478
- Aircraft time
- 70,774 hours, 11,455 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- ACK7007558
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Door Hyd Sys
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.