What was found
YKM- MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. FOUND TEFLON STRIP UNDER DOOR HINGE IMPINGING ON DOOR. ADJUSTED TEFLON STRIP. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2000
- Submitted
- September 6, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N822PH
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 106
- Aircraft time
- 30,560 hours, 42,802 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Strap
- Condition
- Out Of Adj
- 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.