What was found
ON FLIGHT 3216 THE CREW REPORTED THE MAIN DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED MAIN DOOR, CLEAN & LUBE IAW 52-10. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2013
- Submitted
- February 6, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N646AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145213
- Aircraft time
- 30,967 hours, 28,613 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.