What was found
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR HOOK WAS FOUND TO BE BENT AND WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE LOCKED POSITION. REPLACED HOOK ASSY, BURNISHED MINOR GOUGE, AND ADJUSTED HOLD OPEN HOOK. DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53448
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Hook
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.