Service difficulty report · Spring · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 17, 2018
Submitted
March 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
39,727 hours, 41,897 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fa Jumpseat
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT PANEL BELOW AFT CENTER FA JUMPSEAT DOES NOT SPRING CLOSED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CLEANED AND LUBED AFFECTED HINGE SPRING ASSEMBLY. OBSERVED NORMAL OPERATION. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.