What was found
DCA - FLIGHT 3963 CREW REPORTED MAIN PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INTERIM REPAIR TO DOOR HANDLE STOP. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2002
- Submitted
- August 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N832EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 280
- Aircraft time
- 27,774 hours, 31,187 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Stop
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.