What was found
MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT OPEN SMOOTHLY. FOUND UPPER DOOR CENTERING PLATES TOO TIGHT. ADJUSTED AND FOUND AFT OVER CENTER LOCK FROZEN. REMOVED AFT SHAFT, CLEANED AND LUBED, REINSTALLED SHAFT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 52-11-00.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2002
- Submitted
- January 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N224SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120294
- Aircraft time
- 17,453 hours, 23,026 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Lock
- Condition
- Frozen
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.