Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 1, 2012
Submitted
May 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991FD
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22911
Aircraft time
77,558 hours, 38,099 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Worn
Location
L1 Door Exterior
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

L1 DOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE USING EXTERIOR HANDLES. DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES NORMALLY USING INTERIOR HANDLE. IF CLOSED USING INTERIOR HANDLE DOOR INDICATIONS ALSO NORMAL. FOUND THAT THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BUTTERFLIES EARLY, HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY, AND OVER ROTATES WITH DOOR CLOSED BUT DOES NOT CAUSE THE INNER HANDLE TO LATCH CLOSED & LOCKED. REMOVED L1 DOOR INTER HANDLE ASSY AND OUTER HANDLE ASSY AMM 52-11-13-2, FOUND CLUTCH PAWL WORN AND OUTER HANDLE SHAFT SPREAD ALLOWING OUTSIDE HANDLE TO SLIP PAST STOPS BEFORE ACTUALLY LOCKING THE DOOR. INSTALLED L1 DOOR HANDLE IAW MM 52-11-13-2. OPENED AND CLOSED L1 DOOR SEVERAL TIMES FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE, L1 DOOR CLOSED NORMAL IAW MM 52-11-13-2.