What was found
FLT NR 80 - ORF-PHF - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, UNABLE TO CLOSE MAIN CABIN DOOR. FOUND TOP STEP SPRING MISSING. DOOR OPERATES NORMALLY WITH STEP POSITIONED PROPERLY. REPLACED SPRING AND DOOR OPERATES NORMALLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 376
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- MS24586C140
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 4,512 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.