What was found
DURING A PREFLIGHT, FOUND THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR OPEN LOCK NOT ENGAGING, WILL NOT LOCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. LUBRICATED THE DOOR STAY MECHANISM & OPERATED SERVERAL TIMES IAW MM 52-10-00-00.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2018
- Submitted
- November 14, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N153UP
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 0839
- Aircraft time
- 17,224 hours, 10,790 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gust Lock
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Crew 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.