SDR WRLA96014

Service difficulty report · Safety Railing · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48519
Part
Safety Railing
Part number
AKC773110
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Cone
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING INITIAL CLIMB-OUT FROM TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED 'TAIL CONE UNLOCK ALERT' ILLUMINATED ON EAD. MAINTENANCE REP ABOARD ACFT WENT TO AFT OF CABIN TO INSPECT FOR ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND NOISE, NONE WERE NOTED. CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION IAW FLIGHT CREW OPERATION MANUAL, MISC ABNORMAL ALERT PROCEDURE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, MX NOTED NR 2 ENGINE FWD ACCESS DOORS WERE OPEN. DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO MAINTENANCE SAFETY RAILING AND OPEN/CLOSE MECHANISM. DOORS/LATCHES, LATCHING PINS WERE UNDAMAGED. DOOR MANUALLY CLOSED AND LATCHED SECURELY. DAMAGED PARTS WERE ORDERED AND NOTED IN ACFT CARRY-OVER LOGS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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