What was found
ON DEPARTURE OUT OF BUF, PILOTS CREW DOOR POPPED OPEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BUF. MAINTENANCE FOUND LATCHES STIFF TO OPERATE, LUBED LATCHES, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2005
- Submitted
- November 23, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3547C
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052018
- Aircraft time
- 14,461 hours, 14,461 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Crew Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.