What was found
PASSENGER DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (FLT 6257) FOUND INTERNAL TORQUE TUBE CORRODED. REPLACED INTERNAL TORQUE TUBE AND BUSHING.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2010
- Submitted
- June 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N291SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120318
- Aircraft time
- 30,631 hours, 43,366 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Pax Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.