Service difficulty report · Latch · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 30, 2022
Submitted
September 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831US
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49791
Aircraft time
58,477 hours, 32,875 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
AE5000100
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 800
Part time
7,196 hours, 3,635 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK AT COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN, THE MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCH BASE LUG FITTINGS 3,4,5,6 AND 7 WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLES DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD 2004-11-07 (PSE 52.80.FC3) HFEC INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCH BASE LUG CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET AT KDHN REMOVED AND REPLACED 4 EACH LATCH ASSEMBLIES P/N AE5000-100 AND 1 EACH LATCH ASSEMBLY P/N AE5000-200 WITH NEW LATCH ASSEMBLIES IAW MD80 MM SUPPLEMENT 52-33-05. OPS CHECKS ALL NORMAL IAW MD80 MM SUPPLEMENT 52-33-05

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