Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 24, 2017
Submitted
May 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
70,492 hours, 18,602 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
No Test
Location
R2
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER EMERGENCY EVACUATION THE R-2 DOOR HANDLE JAMMED ABOUT 45 INCHES AND DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AND SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. FLIGHT ATTENDENT SAID SHE TRIED THE HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE HANDLE KEPT JAMMING AT 45 INCHES AND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN.