Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 27, 2012
Submitted
December 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21490
Aircraft time
43,894 hours, 30,204 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Dirty
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
LD
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

FWD ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TOUCHDOWN. TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH. UPON INSPECTION FWD ENTRY DOOR HANDLE HAD MOVED OUT OF THE CLOSED POSITION. CLEANED DEBRIS FROM DOOR ENTRY AREA. CYCLED DOOR NUMEROUS TIMES AND DOOR WARNING LIGHT AND POSITIVE OVERCENTER LATCHING CHECKED GOOD EACH TIME. NO PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED HISTORY FOR THE PAST 99 DAYS. (REF:MM 52-11-001-5). ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.