What was found
MAIN DOOR LATCHING MECHIANISM BROKEN. INSPECTED AND FOUND JAM NUT LOOSE ON TOP MAIN LATCHING MECHANISM. SECURED IAW CMM 52-60-01.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2017
- Submitted
- March 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N346AG
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B446
- Aircraft time
- 35,013 hours, 39,487 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Nut
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- 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.