Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
September 2, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N389AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27449
Aircraft time
60,044 hours, 9,557 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
A/C Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SDQ - CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT VIBRATIONS AFTER TAKEOFF THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SDQ WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT AIR CYCLE MACHINE ACCESS DOOR OPEN AND TWO LATCHES BROKEN ALONG WITH CRACKS ON THE LATCH SIDE OF DOOR. DUE TO CRACKS IN THE DOOR THE ACCESS DOOR WAS REPLACED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.