An MD80 technician reports repairing right #1 door due to failure to open from the inside.

Attributes
ACN	725904
Time
Date	200701
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	725904
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

R1 door would not open from inside handle. Lubricated outside door handle mechanism. Repositioned outside handle rubber bumper. Door opened properly from inside handle. Engineers looked at door light eight days earlier. Engineering was happy with door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 TECHNICIAN RPTS REPAIRING R #1 DOOR DUE TO FAILURE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.

Narrative: R1 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE HANDLE. LUBRICATED OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM. REPOSITIONED OUTSIDE HANDLE RUBBER BUMPER. DOOR OPENED PROPERLY FROM INSIDE HANDLE. ENGINEERS LOOKED AT DOOR LIGHT EIGHT DAYS EARLIER. ENGINEERING WAS HAPPY WITH DOOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.