What was found
FORWARD FA EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT DOOR SPRING HINGE NOT HOLDING DOOR CLOSED. REPLACED BOTH HINGE & SPRING ASSEMBLIES AND BOTH LATCHES. CHECKED GOOD. DOOR SPRINGS CLOSED AND LATCHES. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2017
- Submitted
- March 28, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N435QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4232
- Aircraft time
- 20,096 hours, 21,563 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- 2D11541
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Interior 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.