Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 15, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53018
Aircraft time
55,530 hours, 29,814 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

CANNOT OPEN MAIN PAX (L10) DOOR FROM INSIDE, HAD TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. REMOVED EXCESS PAINT ON OUTSIDE OF DOOR WHICH PREVENTED OUTSIDE HANDLE FROM MOVING TO OPEN POSITION WHEN ATTEMPTING OPENING FROM INSIDE. INSIDE HANDLE THEN OPENED DOOR PROPERLY.

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