What was found
(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED TO BELL: DOOR LINKAGE/HANDLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON 429`S DIFFICULT TO OPEN CAN`T OPEN IN COLD WEATHER. REPLACED CABLE ON ONE DOOR HAD MINIMAL IMPROVEMENT. EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE WEARING EXCESSIVELY.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2019
- Submitted
- August 17, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft time
- 4 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Lever
- Part number
- 31655
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Sliding Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.