What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENS, THE TOP STEP DOES NOT DEPLOY. REPLACED THE TOP STEP TENSION SPRING IAW MM 52-10-02, TO REMOVE STEP TREAD & MM 52-10-05 FOR THE SPRING. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD NSN PN 120-44598-001.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2015
- Submitted
- November 16, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N297UX
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120297
- Aircraft time
- 35,006 hours, 35,350 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Tension Spring
- Part number
- 12044598001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cabin Door
- 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.