Service difficulty report · Handle · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 30, 2014
Submitted
March 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145200
Aircraft time
35,131 hours, 31,070 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE & OPEN. HANDLE MOVES TO APPROXIMATELY 2 - 3 FROM FULL CLOSED POSITION & THEN BECOMES VERY HARD TO CLOSE. HANDLE IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE FROM CLOSED POSITION. CLEANED, LUBED & PERFORMED FISH SCALE TEST ON DOOR IAW AMM 52-10-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME, APPROXIMATELY 30LBS ON SCALE TO OPEN DOOR.

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