What was found
SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L1 DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH OPEN. FOUND DOOR HOLD OPEN HOOK PIVOT LINK BENT. REPLACED LINK AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 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
- Hold Open Hook
- Part number
- 591473027
- 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.