Service difficulty report · Cover · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 13, 2013
Submitted
May 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
28,840 hours, 30,082 cycles
Part
Cover
Condition
Missing
Location
Door Handle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR HAS A MISSING HANDLE COVER. INSTALLED MISSING COVER PLATE IN HANDLE COVER OF EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED. NOTE: DID NOT DISTRUB DOOR HANDLE HARDWARE. GVI SURROUND AREA DID NOT FIND MISSING PLATE COVER. RETURNED TO SERVICE.