Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 25, 2018
Submitted
April 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30318
Aircraft time
63,384 hours, 23,710 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
R1 Door Handle
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

FOUND HOLD DOWN LOCK SPRING ON THE R1 DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLE TO BE BROKEN. REPLACED HANDLE LATCH SPRING IAW AMM 52-11.