Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
October 1, 2012
Submitted
October 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1609
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30574
Aircraft time
55,241 hours, 7,590 cycles
Engine time
8 hours
Part
Latch
Part number
H2052K3833
Condition
Broken
Location
Emergency Slide
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

DURING PSV 10, RIGHT OVERWING SLIDE DOOR FAILED TORQUE CHECK. UNABLE TO OPEN OVERWING DOOR INITIALLY. APPLIED PRESSURE TO DOOR AND WORKED INTEGRATOR BACK AND FORTH, UNTIL THE DOOR UNLATCHED. ON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE THIRD LATCH WAS BROKEN, SPRING WAS MISSING AND FOUND IN THE O/WING SLIDE COMPARTMENT.