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ATR Cockpit Door Lock Prevention

This document provides guidance to prevent inadvertent manual locking of the cockpit door on ATR aircraft. The root cause was identified as leaving the manual lock bolt in the halfway extended position, which could result in the door locking when closed. To address this, maintenance personnel are instructed to ensure the lock bolt is in the fully retracted, open position when the flight deck is unoccupied. Pilots and maintenance staff are responsible for checking the lock bolt position during pre-flight and transit checks.

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ATR Cockpit Door Lock Prevention

This document provides guidance to prevent inadvertent manual locking of the cockpit door on ATR aircraft. The root cause was identified as leaving the manual lock bolt in the halfway extended position, which could result in the door locking when closed. To address this, maintenance personnel are instructed to ensure the lock bolt is in the fully retracted, open position when the flight deck is unoccupied. Pilots and maintenance staff are responsible for checking the lock bolt position during pre-flight and transit checks.

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GENERAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR

Form No. IGO/E&M/GIC/No.31 Issue 02, Rev 00

GIC No. 03 of 2021 Dt. 11/02/2021

SUBJECT: Prevention of inadvertent manual locking of cockpit door on ATR

CATEGORY : MANDATORY
EFFECTIVITY : FORTHWITH
OBJECTIVE : TO PREVENT INADVERTENT MANUAL LOCKING OF
COCKPIT DOOR ON ATR
REFERENCES : NIL
APPLICABILITY : ATR FLEET
AFFECTED DEPARTMENT : ENGINEERING & FLIGHT OPERATIONS
VALID TILL : TILL WITHDRAWN OR SUSPENDED
DESCRIPTION :
There have been events of ATR cockpit door getting inadvertently mechanically locked from
inside when no one was occupying the flight deck. This has resulted in operational disruptions
and delays.

The root cause has been identified as keeping the manual lock bolt in between the CLOSE &
OPEN position (halfway extended). In case the cockpit door is closed with lock bolt in halfway
position, the lock bolt will tend to engage with the groove on the opposite side in the locked
position. This will cause locking of the cockpit door. Once the door is locked with the lock bolt, it
can then only be opened from the inside.

Therefore, the normal position of the cockpit door lock should be in the OPEN (retracted)
position when flight deck is unoccupied (as shown in the photograph in Appendix I).

In view of above, the following practices must be followed:

1) Cockpit lock bolt should not be used unless required for any maintenance procedures.

2) The position of the lock bolt should be checked by AME when he enters the cockpit for
transit and pre-departure checks. It should be ensured that it is in the open (retracted)
position.

3) Post completion of the night halt checks, it must be ensured that the mechanical lock is in
the OPEN (retracted) position and the cockpit door electrical lock switch (121VU) is in the
OFF position.

Parichay Datta
Associate Vice President – Engineering (Maintenance)

Raised By Date Effectivity Approved By

SUMEET GHOSH 11/02/2021 FORTHWITH PARICHAY DATTA

TPM Reference: LM-22 Page 1 of 2


GENERAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR
Form No. IGO/E&M/GIC/No.31 Issue 02, Rev 00

APPENDIX I (GIC 03 OF 2021)

INCORRECT POSITION OF COCKPIT DOOR CORRECT POSITION OF COCKPIT DOOR


MANUAL LOCK MANUAL LOCK

TPM Reference: LM-22 Page 2 of 2

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