What was found
MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH OVER THE LT WING WOULD NOT OPEN. INVESTIGATION DIVULGED THAT A SNAP FOR THE ESCAPE LINE WAS NOT ENGAGED. FOLLOWING PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE SNAP THE EXIT FUNCTIONED.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2010
- Submitted
- September 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48107
- Aircraft time
- 70,044 hours, 64,883 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Unsecure
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- 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.