Service difficulty report · Spring · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 15, 2018
Submitted
August 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
41,150 hours, 43,251 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Storage 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.

What was found

F/A REPORTED THE AFT JUMPSEAT LEFT OF CENTER UNDERSEAT EMERGENCY STOWAGE DOOR DOES NOT SPRING COMPLETELY CLOSED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CLEANED AND LUBED THE STOWAGE DOOR SPRING. DOOR CLOSES NORMALLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.