What was found
FLOOR ACCESS PANEL FOR ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. LUBED THE RELEASE DOOR HINGE, DOOR OPERATES SMOOTHLY. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2016
- Submitted
- July 5, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N431QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4164
- Aircraft time
- 22,108 hours, 23,678 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Access Door
- 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.