Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53018
Part
Mechanism
Part number
49182591
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
L-1 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.

What was found

PDX - FLT 449 - CREW REPORTED L-1 DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH CLOSED THROUGH THE LAST QUARTER OF THE DOOR HANDLE TRAVEL. FOUND INTERLOCK ARM HITTING LOCKPIN RETAINER. SHIMMED LOCKPIN RETAINER AND ADJUSTED INTERLOCK ARM; DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY. (X)

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