Service difficulty report · Torque Shaft · Boeing 767316F

Difficulty date
March 4, 2024
Submitted
April 9, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N532LA
Make and model
Boeing 767316F
Aircraft serial
30780
Aircraft time
103,721 hours, 24,668 cycles
Part
Torque Shaft
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON MARCH 4TH AT THE SJO BASE, AFTER THE PUSHBACK NEAR 65 KTS, AN EICAS MESSAGE APPEARS FROM AFT CARGO DOOR AND THE CAPTAIN IMMEDIATELY STOPS AND GENERATES REJECT TAKE OFF (RTO), WHICH DUE TO QRH REQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT TO RETURN FOR MAINTENANCE ACTIONS. THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFY THE FAILURE AND IDENTIFY THAT THE TORQUE SHAFT COUPLING ON THE LATCH / HOOK ACTUATOR WAS OUT OF POSITION; THE COUPLING WAS REPOSITIONED ON THE SPLINE IAW AMM 52-37-08-404-022. TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE AFT CARGO DOOR WITHOUT DUPLICATION OF THE FAILURE. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION HIGH-ENERGY STOP IAW AMM 05-51-14; NO DAMAGE NOTED.