What was found
MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN. NOTICED THAT THE DOOR IS VERY SPRINGY. LUBED DOOR MECHANISM-NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 2011
- Submitted
- January 31, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N425QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4039
- Aircraft time
- 20,710 hours, 18,096 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Mechanism
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.