SDR MWEA070041

Service difficulty report · Latch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 5, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810ME
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48072
Aircraft time
54,340 hours, 45,433 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
29633
Condition
Broken
Location
Tailcone
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

AFT TAIL CONE DOOR ARMING, DISARMING GUARD WILL NOT REMAIN DOWN AND LOCKED ON PLACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LATCH.

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