Service difficulty report · Latch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 9, 2000
Submitted
December 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49234
Part
Latch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
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

ZIH PRIOR TO FLIGHT 291 THE L1 DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH OPEN AND THE LATCH MECHANISM WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES. REMOVED THE HOLD OPEN HOOK AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO LAX FOR REPAIR. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX. LAX MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DOOR OPEN LATCH CRANK ASSEMBLY AND THE DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY.

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