Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 19, 2017
Submitted
January 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46630
Aircraft time
87,707 hours, 37,028 cycles
Part
Solenoid
Part number
62963
Part serial
466
Condition
Corroded
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

L1 DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN 12 INCHES. DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED. CND PROBLEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DID NOTICE THE OPEN CLOSE SOLENOID WAS RUSTY, POSSIBLY INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED OPEN - CLOSE LOCK SOLENOID.

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