SDR ABXA010303

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
June 8, 2001
Submitted
June 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46113
Aircraft time
58,067 hours, 25,904 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

COCKPIT DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLOSED. UNSAFE AS IS REF, UNABLE TO KEEP CLOSED DURING EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. COCKPIT SMOKE REMOVAL, STEP 6. NOTE: DOOR CAME OPEN SEVERAL TIMES DURING FLIGHT. OPEN AND CLOSED COCKPIT DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BY USING THE COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. AFTER CLOSING DOOR, MAINTENANCE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE DOOR COME OPEN AND COULD NOT.

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