What was found
GUST LOCK ON THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. MECHANISM DIRTY WITH SAND OR DEBRIS. CLEANED & LUBED THE GUST LOCK MECHANISM. RELEASES NORMALLY.
- Difficulty date
- February 1, 2018
- Submitted
- February 1, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3768
- Make and model
- Boeing 737832
- Aircraft serial
- 29630
- Aircraft time
- 54,793 hours, 19,727 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gust Lock
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Pax Door
- 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.