Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
October 3, 2016
Submitted
October 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28173
Aircraft time
71,883 hours, 19,796 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
L4 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

L4 DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND ARM. DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT. STILL INDICATES IT WAS NOT ARMED. (NO LIGHT) ARMED THE HANDLE AND NOT IN CORRECT POSITION. PILOT CAME BACK AND VERIFIED INDICATIONS. CAPTAIN OPENED DOOR AND SLIDE BLEW. ARMED AND CYCLED L4 DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. FOUND DOOR INTERIOR PANEL LOOSE CAUSING HANDLE TO STICK. SECURED THE PANEL. HANDLE NOW HAS CLEARANCE FROM LOWER DOOR LINEING, OPS GOOD NOW. R & R THE L4 DOOR SLIDE IAW AMDS WORK CARD 2566-9001-4L. R & R THE L4 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR IAW AMM 52-11-30. REPLACED THE LAMP IN THE SLIDE LIGHT.

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