Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 3, 2015
Submitted
June 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
571 hours, 12,510 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DUE TO BROKEN L1 CLOSED LIMIT SWITCH ACTUATING BRACKET NEEDS TO DEFER L1 DOOR ELEC ACTUATOR. L1 DOOR CLOSED MANUALLY IAW MM 52-11-02-2, USE R1 DOOR FOR ENTRY. L1 ELEC DOOR ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. FOR EMER EGRESS, USE PNEUMATIC SYS TO OPEN DOOR. PN ABA8399-503 BRACKET ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR THAT ACTUATES SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REF IPC 52-11-70-01 ITEM 17 IS CORRECT PART BUT IPC HAS AFFECTIVITY ONLY FOR TAIL 614 & 616. REF WRI 52-10 5578 FOR PART ORDER. R & R L1 DOOR CLOSED LIMIT STRIKER BRACKET ASSEMBLY IAW SMP. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT & TEST OF DOOR CLOSED SWITCH IAW MM 52-11-02-5. ALL TEST PASSED.

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