Service difficulty report · Lock · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
September 22, 2025
Submitted
September 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306UH
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44512
Aircraft time
1,546 hours, 601 cycles
Part
Lock
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
Component
Striker
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. LOCK FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FLIGHT DECK. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND STRIKER LOCK BROKEN. REMOVE AND REPLACED STRIKER LOCK. GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD FOUND SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. PER AMM 52-51-18.

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