Service difficulty report · Door · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 18, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
32,952 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Door
Condition
Stiff
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
34,704 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) ON GROUND, WHEN FLIGHT ATTENDANTS UNDERGOING RECURRENT TRAINING ATTEMPTED TO OPEN FWD RT EMERG EXIT DOOR, WERE UNABLE TO GET DOOR OPEN. MAINTENANCE CALLED TO ASSIST AND REQUIRED TWO ENGINEERS (ONE ON INSIDE HANDLE AND ONE ON OUTSIDE HANDLE) TO GET DOOR OPEN . MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED INTERNAL DOOR MECHANISM, DOOR RE-INSTALLED AND FUNCTIONED WITH NORMAL OPENING FORCE. (TC NR 20070420003)