Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
August 20, 2015
Submitted
August 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46802
Aircraft time
900 hours, 28,889 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
NAS4903DU18
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

ON POST FLIGHT FOUND L1 DOOR LOWER DRIVE CABLE BROKEN. REMOVED CABLE, CYCLED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES & DOOR WORKS PROPERLY ELECTRICALLY. MAIN ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. EXTENDED OVERWATER OPERATIONS REQUIRES TWO SLIDES & OR RAFTS. TROUBLESHOOTING IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO INSTALLING PARTS. INSTALLED L1 DOOR LOWER AFT DRIVE CABLE IAW AMM 52-10-02-2, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. THE CORRECT PN`S ARE AS FOLLOWS, NAS4903DU18 & AN320D3.

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