Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
September 9, 2012
Submitted
September 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942FD
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22612
Aircraft time
67,052 hours, 23,835 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Part number
141N63743
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door
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

L1 DOOR GUST LOCK BROKEN. REMOVED GUST LOCK IAW AMM 52-11-08-4. REASSEMBLED L1 DOOR HANDLE WITH REPLACED BEARINGS AND WITH NEW CENTER SHAFT, COLLAR REF MM 52-11-13 THROUGH NR 3. COMPLETED DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM ASSY, AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 52-11-13-4, DOOR OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ALSO REINSTALLED ESCAPE ASSY IAW AMM 25-66-01-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.