SDR MALA000213

Service difficulty report · Nut · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
March 17, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2363
Part
Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT OF MEM AT ABOUT 10,000 FEET, CABIN PSI OF 4.8, THE RT FWD DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE HANDLE STARTED TO CREEP OUT, THEN POPPED FULL OUT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD HEAR AIR NOISE AT THE DOOR. RETURNED TO MEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND EXTERNIAL HANDLE IS PULLED FROM RETRACTED POSITION TO EASILY, ADJUSTED JAMB NUT ON ROLLER CATCH ASSEMBLY TO IMPART INCREASED FRICTION ON EXTERIOR HANDLE SHAFT. EXTERIOR HANDLE NOW REQUIRES MUCH MORE FORCE TO EXTEND. REF CMM 52-10-13 PG 706.