What was found
ONT - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 595, CREW REPORTED, THE L1 DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH OPEN. REPLACED THE DOOR HOLD OPEN MECHANISM LINK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N943AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53018
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 591473023
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- L1 Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.