What was found
AVIONICS DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT (121BL). DOOR DID NOT OPEN BUT CREW GOT LIGHT IN COCKPIT. FOUND SPRING BROKEN. R & R THE DOOR HANDLE TENSION SPRINGS IAW MM 52-41-14-04. OPS TESTED GOOD. DOOR CLOSES SECURLY AND INDICATES ON ECAM.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2012
- Submitted
- September 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N688FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4605R
- Aircraft serial
- 874
- Aircraft time
- 7,920 hours, 4,326 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2A5F
- System (JASC)
- 5270 · Door Warning System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- A5211123620000
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- E/E Bay Door
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.