Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 24, 2022
Submitted
September 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
7034
Aircraft time
19,891 hours, 7,614 cycles
Part
Hinge Pin
Condition
Migrated
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
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: CAPTAIN'S WINDOW ON ESCAPE ROPE COVER UNABLE TO OPEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HINGE PIN MIGRATED AND RE-POSITIONED IT AS REQUIRED. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.