What was found
RIGHT FWD EMERGENCY TYPE 2 EXIT DOOR LOWER DITCHING DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO THE WATER POSITION. REPLACED THE SAFETY BRACKET. OPS CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2015
- Submitted
- March 27, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N408QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4050
- Aircraft time
- 33,201 hours, 34,574 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 85227245101
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.