Service difficulty report · Striker · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
October 9, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
25200
Aircraft time
72,426 hours, 11,489 cycles
Part
Striker
Part number
42367
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350 A STRONG SMELL WAS PREVALENT IN COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY THE "LOCK FAIL" LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE COCKPIT DOOR LATCH WAS WARM TO TOUCH AND APPEARED THE SOURCE OF THE ACRID SMELL. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR FLIGHT DECK LOCK AND FORWARD ENTRY. LANDED LGW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FLIGHT DECK DOOR STRIKE.