What was found
PDX - MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. PDX MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN DOOR GAS SPRINGS WITH NEW SPRINGS. OPS CHECKS GOOD, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 3, 2008
- Submitted
- February 11, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N353PH
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8202
- Aircraft serial
- 496
- Aircraft time
- 23,684 hours, 34,410 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 8SC04421
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.