Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
May 2, 2018
Submitted
May 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761AJ
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
31478
Aircraft time
62,888 hours, 7,575 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Defective
Location
R4 Door
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

CATERING UNABLE TO OPEN THE R4 DOOR USING THE EXTERNAL HANDLE. FOUND SPLIT RINGS DEFECTIVE. REMOVED EXTERIOR HANDLE MECHANISM IAW 52-11-02. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE EXTERIOR HANDLE MECHANISM IAW 12-21-20. REPLACED THE SPLIT RINGS AND O-RING ON THE R4 DOOR AND REINSTALLED EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM IAW AMM 52-11-02. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.