Service difficulty report · Hook · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 3, 2022
Submitted
June 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
7046
Aircraft time
17,219 hours, 6,565 cycles
Part
Hook
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
UK
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SLIDE ARMING HANDLE ON DOOR 4L MOVED UN-COMMANDED DURING FLIGHT AND STIFF WHEN MOVED TO THE DISARMED POSITION. FOUND A WOOD STIR STICK FOULING THE GIRT BAR HOOK FOR DOOR 4L. CLEANED GIRT BAR HOOK. THE ARM/DISARM HANDLE NOW OPERATES CORRECTLY.