Service difficulty report · Door · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 17, 2012
Submitted
June 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
23,831 hours, 21,345 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Main Pax
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.

What was found

F/A ADVISES PAX DOOR HARD TO UNLATCH. INITIAL HANDLE MOVEMENT IS NORMAL. AFTER DOOR SEAL RELEASE, HANDLE MOVEMENT IS DIFFICULT. PERFORMED UNLOCK, OPEN & LOCK FORCE GAUGE CHECK OF MCD INTERNAL HANDLE IAW AMM TASK 52-11-00-720-802 & 52-11-00-820-801 PARA.4.C. DID NOT ADJUST STOP, ONLY CHECKED FORCE. ALL FORCES WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED LUBRICATION OF AIRSTAIR DOOR & OTHER EASILY ACCESSIBLE LUBE POINTS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW AMM TASK 52-11-00-640-801. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.