Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 12, 2017
Submitted
November 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N666UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29238
Aircraft time
69,447 hours, 16,261 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Overwing Exit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

RT OFF-WING ESCAPE SLIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCHES REQUIRED MORE THAN 175 INCH POUNDS WHEN TESTED ON STEP 5 OF EA 2560-02662 OP2. OP4 OF EA 2560-0266 MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED TO REPLACE THE LATCHES. REPLACED 4 EA LATCHES PER EA2560-2662 OPS 4.