Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 21, 2013
Submitted
March 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145592
Aircraft time
26,567 hours, 23,035 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Main Door
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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 3268 THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE MAIN DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN AND IT WAS HARD TO LOCK THE HANDLE THAT KEEPS THE DOOR LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED THREE SHIM WASHERS FROM MAIN DOOR OPEN STOP AS NEEDED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW EMB 140 AMM 52-18-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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