What was found
AFT SERVICE DOOR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. REMOVED & REPLACED BUSHINGS & BEARING IN AFT SERVICE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM PIVOT ASSY. OP'S CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2017
- Submitted
- November 10, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N433QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4210
- Aircraft time
- 22,696 hours, 24,581 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5240 · Service Doors
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- NAS754008
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Aft Service Door
- 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.