What was found
ON ARRIVAL, CREW UNABLE TO OPEN MAIN FWD LEFT HAND CABIN DOOR. PASSENGERS DEPLANED USING REAR PASSENGER DOOR. DOOR MEL'D AND AIRCRAFT OPERATED TO MAINTENANCE BASE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM DISCONNECTED FROM OPERATING HANDLE DUE TO FAILED CONNECTING ROD ROD END. ROD END P/N RMRE04UCBBFF REPLACED AND DOOR FUNCTION TESTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (PART IS CLASSIFIED AS AN EXPENDABLE IN THE MAINTENANCE TRACKING SYSTEM AND DEFINITIVE PART TIME NOT AVAILABLE, TIMES PROVIDED ARE AIRCRAFT TIMES, PART BELIEVED TO BE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT).