What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, ON RT MLG DOOR, THE RT MAIN GEAR DOOR HINGE WAS CRACKED AT FWD END. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED SECTION OF DOOR HINGE PER SPM 6-70-1 AND SRM 51-30-1. INSTALLED HI-LOKS PER SRM 51-60-0 PAGE 36, AND SRM 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2000
- Submitted
- August 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49166
- Aircraft time
- 53,572 hours, 27,720 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Mlg Door
- 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.