Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Boeing 7673CB

Difficulty date
August 7, 2026
Submitted
August 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686UA
Make and model
Boeing 7673CB
Aircraft serial
33468
Aircraft time
79,566 hours, 13,734 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Hinge Pin
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

F/A REPORTED PAX AT OVERWING EMERGENCY ESCAPE HATCH SEATS 20BA, EXPERIENCED NOISE & VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE FLOOR AREA. LASTED FOR 15 MINS & ABRUPTLY STOPPED. FLT CREW MISINTERPRETED REPORT LOCATION AS AROUND THE LT ENG AREA. PERFORMED EXTERIOR GVI OF LT ENG COWLS AS A PRECAUTION, NO DEFECTS FOUND. FLT CREW DID NOT SHUT DOWN LT PACK & NO STATUS OR FAULT MESSAGES WERE NOTED DURING FLIGHT. OPENED LT & RT PACK BAY DOORS, OPENED LT MLG DOOR. RAN APU & BOTH PACKS WHILE CYCLING ON & OFF TO TRY AND DUPLICATE REPORTED CONDITION. NO DEFECTS NOTED IN PACK BAYS OR MLG WELL AREAS. PERFORMED A GVI ON TOP OF RT WING TO BODY FAIRING & OVER WING ESCAPE EXIT. NO SCREWS MISSING, BULB SEALS INTACT. LT WING ESCAPE HATCH HAS NO DEFECTS ON OUTSIDE. WORKED IAW AMM 57-05-03-212-819, AMM 56-21-01-210-802-C1, AMM 52-05-03-212-809, AMM 53-05-03-212-875. PERFORMED OVERWING STEP HATCH HINGE PIN & DOOR INSP IAW AMM 05-51-38 AIRFRAME VIBRATION CONDITIONAL INSP. FOUND LT OVERWING ESCAPE HATCH HINGE PIN MIGRATED HALF OUT AFTER REMOVING LT OVERWING DOOR. IAW AMM 52-21-01, PUSHED HINGE PIN IN & STAKED IT SECURE. STILL REQURES ARMING OFF THE OFF WING ESCAPE SYSTEM IAW AMM 25-65-00. FIRST STEP F.

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