What was found
REAR AIRSTAIR DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE DOOR AND CLEANED AND LUBED SAME. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2004
- Submitted
- July 22, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8401
- Aircraft serial
- 4047
- Aircraft time
- 6,981 hours, 7,694 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Door
- Part number
- 8521700003
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Zone 800
- Part time
- 6,981 hours, 7,694 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.