Service difficulty report · Retainer · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 21, 2022
Submitted
June 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961CE
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49470
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Retainer
Condition
Damaged
Location
Door Seal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

SEAL RETAINER INSTALLATION - DEVIATION. DAMAGED SEAL RETAINER PN: AE5660-11 MUST BE REPLACED WITH ALTERNATE PN: AE5738-16. DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION AROUND THE DOOR, IT WAS FOUND A CRACKED SEAL RETAINER PN: AE5660-11 (SEE FIGURE 1). THUS, A SECTION OF EXISTING SEAL RETAINER IS GOING TO BE TRIMMED OUT AND WILL BE SUBSTITUTED WITH A SECTION OF SEAL RETAINER PN: AE5738-16, PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS ENGINEERING ORDER.

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