What was found
MAIN CABIN DOOR LATCH WON'T KEEP DOOR OPEN, IT IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH PROPERLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CLEANED AND LUBRICATED MAIN DOOR OUTLOCK LATCH SPRING IAW SAAB 340 AMM 52-10-00. OPS CHECK IS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2016
- Submitted
- July 26, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N413XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B413
- Aircraft time
- 36,181 hours, 39,861 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Pax Door Latch
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.