What was found
DURING AN INSPECTION, THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH UPPER HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE HANDLE AND RE-INSTALLED IT IN THE CORRECT ORIENTATION WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2011
- Submitted
- February 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N372SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145538
- Aircraft time
- 23,837 hours, 18,605 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 19,551 hours, 17,621 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Handle
- Part number
- 71371923
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- Component
- Emergency Exit · Emb
- Component part number
- 14525737403
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.