What was found
BWI-FLIGHT 3909. CREW REPORTED COCKPIT DOOR LATCH MECHANISM IS BINDING AND HARD TO TURN PREVENTING EGRESS. MAINTENANCE LUBED LATCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 2001
- Submitted
- November 20, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N821EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 173
- Aircraft time
- 27,390 hours, 30,852 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Cockpit Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.