Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
August 4, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
713
Aircraft time
36,873 hours, 18,837 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
R1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, AT 29,000 R1 FWD ENTRY DOOR ECAM ALERTED DOOR NOT CLOSED. JUMPSEATER REPORTED DOOR CHIME WAS SOUNDING AND DOOR LOCKS WERE INDICATING "HALF" LOCKED & HALF OPEN. DECENDED TO 10,000 SLOWLY. NO PRESSURE PROBLEMS NOTED. FOUND UPPER HOOKS NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH STOPS. PERFORMED R1 DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW AMM 52-10-20-05-01. ADJUSTED UPPER HOOKS TO STOPS IAW AMM 52-10-20-05-01. COMPLETED AMM 52-10-20-05-01 ADJUSTMENT AND TEST FROM STEP C1F.

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