Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
March 31, 2021
Submitted
April 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23145
Aircraft time
67,302 hours, 48,142 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Unlatched
Location
Main Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF, MX CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED.AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORIGIN. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED BY MAINTENANCE. FOUND THE MCD DOOR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ON. OPERATED THE UNLOCK SWITCH UP, UNLOCKED DOOR AND POSITIONED THE CLOSED SWITCH DOWN. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED , OPERATED DOOR THRU ADDITIONAL CYCLES PER ABX MMS 52-32-00, NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-35 NO DAMAGE FOUND. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.