Service difficulty report · Hinge · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
January 1, 2018
Submitted
January 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000669
Aircraft time
1,430 hours, 744 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

COCKPIT DOOR POPPED OPEN & WON'T CLOSE. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL.COCKPIT DOOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED. REMOVED UPPER AND LOWER HINGES FROM THE DOOR. CONTOURED THE HINGES TO ORIGINAL, HFEC COMPLIED WITH NO CRACKS NOTED. REINSTALLED UPPER AND LOWER HINGES, AND INSTALLED THE DOOR IAW AMM 52-51-01-400-801-A. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW E/C ETD2018-170-000059. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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