- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2024
- Submitted
- December 16, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 24421
- Aircraft time
- 101,143 hours, 46,592 cycles
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Faulted
- Location
- Zone 800
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- 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
SHIP 659 FOUND LEFT FWD OVERWING HATCH EXTERIOR HANDLE FLAPPER PUSHED IN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED LEFT FWD OVERWING HATCH REF B757 AMM 52-22. REPLACED BROKEN FLAPPER SPRING PER B757 SRM 51-40 REINSTALLED OVERWING HATCH PER B757 AMM 52-22. ARMED OVERWING ESCAPE SYSTEM PER B757 AMM 25-65. (5049861)