Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 12, 2014
Submitted
January 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145566
Aircraft time
29,299 hours, 25,548 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin 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

MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. TOP SEAL REMAINS OPEN EXCESSIVELY, DOOR HANDLE SEEMS TO BIND DURING CLOSING. CLEANED MAIN DOOR SEAL & LUBRICATED ROLLER IAW EMB-140-MM-52-10-01, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED.

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