What was found
IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE DOCUMENT DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LATCH MECHANISM, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14822
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 163
- System (JASC)
- 5240 · Service Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Part number
- H33343
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Document 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.