What was found
MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. REPLACED GAS SPRING STRUTS IAW AMM 52-11-16-400-802. CHECKS GOOD RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2015
- Submitted
- February 2, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N418QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4143
- Aircraft time
- 19,919 hours, 21,224 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 8SC0442002
- Part serial
- MS006395
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 4,261 hours, 4,616 cycles
- 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.