What was found
SEA - DOOR TO ALTERNATE EXTENSION WILL NOT OPEN. INSPECTED AND FOUND LATCH BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LATCH, OPS CHECK GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2009
- Submitted
- January 12, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N431QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4164
- Aircraft time
- 4,031 hours, 4,235 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Latch
- Part number
- AR2674
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Landing Gear
- 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.