What was found
HAND RAIL STRUT ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRSTAIR DOOR FOUND BROKEN. DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. AIRSTAIR DOOR HAND RAIL SUPPORT STRUT REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2003
- Submitted
- January 8, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N828EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 392
- Aircraft time
- 20,896 hours, 23,550 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Hand Rail
- Part number
- 85210240007
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Broken
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.