Service difficulty report · Gasket · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 21, 2003
Submitted
June 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3033
Aircraft time
20,936 hours, 18,751 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Gasket
Condition
Loose
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING THE CLIMBOUT, THE CREW HEARD A BANGING NOISE ON THE FUSELAGE AND RETURNED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A PIECE OF WEATHER STRIPPING LOOSE AT THE FORWARD FUSELAGE. MAINTENANCE THEN TRIMMED THE STRIPPING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 53-00-00 AND THEN PLACED IT ON THE DMI LIST.