Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
December 15, 2013
Submitted
December 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Aircraft serial
120353
Aircraft time
30,838 hours, 41,957 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Stuck
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

MAIN CABIN DOOR DID NOT OPEN NORMALLY, USE OF THE FWD DOOR EMERGENCY VLV WAS REQUIRED TO OPEN DOOR. FLT 5474 FOUND SWITCH FOR MAIN CABIN DOOR STUCK IN. FREED OUTSIDE SWITCH, CYCLED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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