Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 13, 2022
Submitted
September 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6687
Aircraft time
21,274 hours, 8,236 cycles
Part
Hinge Pin
Condition
Migrated
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
NR
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: LAVATORY E DOOR STUCK CLOSED. MAINTENANCE UNSTUCK LAVATORY DOOR AND FOUND HINGE PIN HAD MIGRATED UP, RE-POSITIONED HINGE PIN AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 25-43-42.