What was found
SFO - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT 420, CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH OPEN. LUBRICATED THE DOOR HOLD OPEN LATCH MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53450
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- 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.