What was found
AT ROTATION GOT PAX DOOR CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED COMPLIED WITH QRH GREEN WITNESS MARKS NOT ALIGNED AT GATE DOOR STILL WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. INSPECTED DOOR AND FOUND EXTERNAL HANDLE WOULD NOT STOW WITHOUT USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE FROM INTERNAL STOW HANDLE. HANDLE STOWS NORMALLY FROM OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT. CAX FLT 3952, 3969, 3596 REF 168980/1. LUBRICATED PAX DOOR LATCH PINS AND OUTER HANDLE. STOWS NORMAL WITH LOCKED GREEN INDICATORS ALIGNED IAW EO E98/023/452. FOR PHASE 4 DOOR. REMOVED FROM MEL. (K)