What was found
ANC - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND AFT AIRSTAIR/EMERGENCY EXIT L2 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND WIRE STUCK IN AIRSTAIR HINGE. REMOVED AND REPAIRED WIRE, AIRSTAIR THEN OPERATED NORMAL. (M)
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2002
- Submitted
- April 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N740AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737290C
- Aircraft serial
- 22578
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Door
- Part number
- 65566321
- Part serial
- BN99
- Condition
- Jammed
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.