Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 14, 2019
Submitted
April 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24420
Aircraft time
87,586 hours, 39,956 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
R3 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

3R DOOR HANDLE COMES UP IN FLIGHT WITH DOOR STILL CLOSED. CAN'T PUSH DOWN IN FLIGHT. PUSHES DOWN ON GROUND. FOUND VERY LOW TENSION ON HANDLE WHEN IN THE LOCKED POSITION. ADJUSTED COCKING PUSHROD PER B757 AMM 57-11. CKS OK. TENSION NOW CORRECT (481754). REINSTALLED DOOR LINER AND SLIDE COVER. (LP# 4736303)