Service difficulty report · Lever · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 17, 2010
Submitted
December 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
8,960 hours, 9,776 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Binding
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MCD DIFFICULT TO RAISE OPEN LEVER. PERFORMED GVI OF PAX DOOR MECHANISMS IAW AMM 52-11-00-210-801, STEP 4. NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN ACFT TO CHARGE MCD SEAL ACCUMULATOR. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF FWD PAX DOOR IAW AMM 52-11-00-710-802, NO DEFECTS FOUND, DOOR OPERATES SMOOTHLY. GVI OF DOOR SEAL GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.