Service difficulty report · Door · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
December 1, 2007
Submitted
April 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42836
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
200
Aircraft time
31,410 hours, 35,687 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
S522770100000
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
L Emer Exit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LATCH HANDLE FOUND HARD TO OPEN AND OPENING WEIGHT OUT OF LIMITS. LUBRICATED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.

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