Service difficulty report · Roll Pin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 28, 2018
Submitted
October 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
24,573 hours, 26,697 cycles
Part
Roll Pin
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Service Door
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

AFT SERVICE DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. OPENS NORMALLY USING EXTERIOR HANDLE. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND EXTERIOR "AFT""PUSH" LATCH FLAP DOOR SPRING ROLL PIN NOT FULLY ENGAGED. FULLY ENGAGED ROLL PIN PULLING "PUSH" FLAP DOOR INWARD AND NO LONGER BINDED ON EXTERIOR LOCK SENSOR BRACKET WHICH CAUSED "HARD TO OPEN" DOOR FROM INSIDE. CLEANED AND LUBED ALL EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PARTS. OPERATIONAL TEST PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.