What was found
MAIN DOOR SLIDE LATCH ON COCKPIT SECURITY DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO SLIDE TO LOCKED POSITION. C/A-CLEANED & LUBED COCKPIT DOOR SECURITY LATCH AND PERFORMED OPC GOOD AMM 52-51-01, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2019
- Submitted
- September 25, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N844AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145682
- Aircraft time
- 31,410 hours, 27,049 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Cockpit 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.