Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 28, 2012
Submitted
November 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
554
Aircraft time
23,492 hours, 25,778 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, THE F/A WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. AN EMERERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX FOUND WIRES BETWEEN THE WALL PUSHING THE WALL INTO THE DOOR. THE WIRES WERE REPOSITIONED AND THE WALL FASTENERS WERE TIGHTENED. AN OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.