What was found
CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING LEAD TO DISCOVERY OF CRACK ON COUNTERBALANCE MECHANICAL MOUNT BEAM.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2013
- Submitted
- May 21, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N941WP
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 349
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Beam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pax 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.