What was found
ON WALK AROUND, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT STAIRS DOWN AND THE CATWALK BLOCKING THE REAR EXIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT VENTRAL STAIR LOCK BINDING AND FREED IT. AIRCRAFT NOW OKAY FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2012
- Submitted
- June 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N764NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 47717
- Aircraft time
- 79,831 hours, 79,620 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Lock
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Aft Stair
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.