What was found
MAIN CABIN DOOR WON'T OPEN. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED, FOUND THREADED BUSHING MISSING FROM AFT HANDRAIL UPPER TO LOWER FOLD JOINT. INSTALLED NEW THREADED BUSHING, APPLIED LOCTITE AND STAKED BUSHING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2018
- Submitted
- February 22, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N411QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4055
- Aircraft time
- 38,690 hours, 40,596 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- 85210276101
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Cabin Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.