What was found
AFT VENTRAL STAIRS INOPERATIVE WILL NOT OPEN. DURING CHECKS, FOUND THE CONTROL CABLE ASSY FROM THE HANDLE BINDING IN THE OPEN DIRECTION. R & R BRACKET ASSEMBLY. REPLACED AFT VENTRAL STAIRS TELEFLEX CABLE.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 2018
- Submitted
- June 29, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N963DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53533
- Aircraft time
- 51,919 hours, 29,912 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Ventral Stair
- 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.