Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 30, 2011
Submitted
December 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145213
Aircraft time
27,800 hours, 26,258 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Cabin 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

ON FLIGHT 2971 THE CREW REPORTED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THE DOOR HANDLE HAD TO BE HELD TO THE RIGHT BEFORE THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. LUBRICATED THE MAIN DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AS REQ PER 52-10-00. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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