Service difficulty report · Indicator · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 21, 2013
Submitted
October 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145762
Aircraft time
25,576 hours, 22,001 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN DOOR KEEPS POPPING OPEN DURING TAXI OUT AND INDICATING OPEN ON EICAS. RETURNED TO GATE AFTER PHYSICALLY SHUTTING DOOR TWO TIMES AND SHOWING CLOSED, THEN CHIME OPEN AGAIN DURING TAXI. AFTER OPS CHECKS DETERMINED THAT MAIN DOOR DOES NOT POP OPEN. MAIN DOOR CLOSED FIRM AND SECURE. DETERMINED PROBLEM TO BE AN INTERMITTENT DOOR OPEN INDICATION. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED PASSENGER DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AND ADJUSTED SWITCHES IAW AMM 52-10-01 & 52-11-00. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF DOOR INDICATION SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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