Service difficulty report · Latch · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
September 20, 2020
Submitted
September 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000718
Aircraft time
6,694 hours, 4,098 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

FLIGHT DECK DOOR REQUIRES A LOT OF FORCE TO OPEN WHEN UNLOCKED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CLEANED FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH MECHANISM AS REQUIRED. DOOR NOW OPERATES NORMALLY WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FORCE REQUIRED TO OPEN WHEN UNLOCKED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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