What was found
PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE R1 DOOR WOLD NOT LATCH OPEN. FOUND GUST LOCK CATCH PIN COVERED WITH SEALANT, REMOVED SEALANT AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 1999
- Submitted
- July 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53448
- System (JASC)
- 5240 · Service Doors
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Service Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.