Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
February 8, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25059
Aircraft time
35,081 hours, 31,229 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Binding
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
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 DIFFICULT TO DISARM AND HARD TO CLOSE. HANDLE OPERATES NORMALLY IAW ADJUSTMENT TEST MM 52-11-00-5 AND MM 52-11-00-2. DURING GVI, FOUND EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE LATCH SPRING VERY WEAK AS WELL AS HARDWARE IN EXTERNAL DOOR. HANDLE COVER PLATE RUBBING ON DOOR HANDLE PAN. R & R SAME IAW AMM SMP. OPERATED L1 DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.