What was found
FWD NR 2 SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT DITCHING DAM HANDLE IS HARD TO OPERATE. CLEANED AND LUBED THE LATCH AND DOOR. OPS CHECKS GOOD. HANDLE OPERATES NORMALLY. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2011
- Submitted
- August 5, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N439QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4246
- Aircraft time
- 4,433 hours, 4,813 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- 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.