Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 30, 2017
Submitted
October 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
72,811 hours, 19,174 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT F/O - ESCAPE STRAP/COVER DEFECTIVE FO ESCAPE ROPE COVER UNABLE TO BE SECURED SHUT. FOUND ESCAPE ROPE UPPER LATCH ASSY BROKEN, REPLACED LATCH. OPS C HECK OK.