What was found
F/A REPORTS MCD IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE WITH RED HANDLE. LUBRICATED DOOR IAW MM 12-21-15. TURNED HYDRAULIC ON, HELD THE PUSH BUTTON FOR DOOR ASSIST UNTIL THE DOOR MADE CONTACT WITH MICROSWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2005
- Submitted
- February 3, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N215SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120281
- Aircraft time
- 28,817 hours, 37,893 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Mechanism
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.