What was found
L1 DOOR WILL NOT OPEN USING AUXILLARY OPENING METHOD. FOUND MANUAL DRIVE FLEX SHAFT BROKEN. REPLACED THE FLEX SHAFT IAW AMM 52-11-02-201.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2018
- Submitted
- August 15, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N255UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48404
- Aircraft time
- 84,242 hours, 17,562 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Flex Drive
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- L1 Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.