Service difficulty report · Pull In Pin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26947
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Pull In Pin
Part number
146W68422
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT DEPARTURE, REAR CARGO PIT DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. DOOR WOULD CLOSE ALMOST ALL THE WAY. LUBED CAMS AND CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY, DOOR CLOSED FULLY. COULD NOT MANUALLY LOCK DOOR EITHER. DOOR IS LOCKED CLOSED. AFT PULL-IN PIN (PN 146W6842-2) OUT OF ADJUSTMENT PREVENTING DOOR CLOSURE. ADJUSTED CARGO DOOR PULL-IN PIN. ALSO, REPLACED CARGO DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR (PN 135W160-3).