SDR MWEA00553

Service difficulty report · Lens · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
July 20, 2000
Submitted
November 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810ME
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48072
Part
Lens
Part number
931071
Part serial
NLC21
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Wing Tip
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

FLT 81 - LGA - WHILE AT GATE, AIRCRAFT WAS HIT ON LEFT WING TIP BY A TWA GROUND EQUIPMENT. MAINTENANCE STRAIGHTENED LENS MOUNTING FLANGE AND STOP DRILLED SMALL CRACK RADIATING FROM SEAL RETAINER HOLE. PUT ON CARRY OVER NR 4877. REPLACED LEFT NAV LENS. (M)

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