What was found
AFTER TEST FLIGHT, THE CABIN DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN. LUBED DOWN HINGES AND OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. NO BINDING NOTED, OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N821AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863
- Aircraft serial
- 46116
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Hinges
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.