Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 2, 2019
Submitted
July 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
81,926 hours, 16,903 cycles
Part
Spring
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

MDIS 598 52-10 1538 02JUL19 IND OPEN U WHEN AIRCRAFT BLOCKED IN THE L1 MAIN CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN MOVABLE CEILING PANEL WOULD NOT GO UP WITH DOOR INTO CEILING. SEEMS THE DRIVE CABLE IS BROKEN MEL 02JUL19 06:52 IND U RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL : 52-10-03-03 CATEGORY : C EXPIRATION : 12JUL19 "MEL 52-10-03-03: (IDENTIFY 1L OR 1R) _1L__ MAIN ENTRY (IDENTIFY DOOR OR SLIDE/RAFT) _DOOR_______ - (IDENTIFY INOP OR REMOVED) __INOP___ - EXTENDED OVERWATER OPS REQUIRES TWO SLIDES AND/OR RAFTS." UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND L-1 CABIN DOOR SLIDING CEILING PANEL TENSION SPRING BROKEN. REPLACED SPRING AND TUBE REF AMM 25-23-23-4. OPS CHECK NORMAL. THIS CLEARS WRI. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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