Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 31, 2007
Submitted
September 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26694
Aircraft time
49,242 hours, 17,094 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Latch
Condition
Damaged
Location
Escape Raft Bin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LATCH AND CATCH FOR RAFT BIN BROKE. RAFT AND ELT REMOVED FOR REPAIR.