Service difficulty report · None · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
November 11, 2022
Submitted
March 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961CE
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49470
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCHES REPAIR. DURING TORQUE TUBE ISSUES ON ABOVE AIRCRAFT, ALL LATCHES RESULTED WITH GOUGES CAUSED BY THE LOCK PINS. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE WITH LATCHES EVALUATION, IT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BLEND OUT THE LATCHES AND PROVIDE THE THICKNESS OF REMAINING MATERIAL. REQUIRED TO BLEND OUT THE LATCHES AND STATIC ANALYSIS OF AE5003 LEVERS #4 AND #7 WERE FOUND TO BE OF NEGATIVE MARGIN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. SEE APPENDIX A FOR STATIC ANALYSIS NOTES.

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