Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
August 1, 2013
Submitted
August 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999FD
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
24748
Aircraft time
63,017 hours, 23,187 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Sliding Window
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

F/O WINDOW LOCK HANDLE EASILY DISPLACED FROM LOCK/STOWED POSITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING UNLOCK BUTTON. TROUBLESHOT F/O SLIDING WINDOW AND FOUND THE BUTTON ON THE LATCH HANDLE IS INTERNALLY BROKEN IAW MM 56-11-02-5. REPLACED F/O SLIDING WINDSHIELD LOCKING HANDLE IAW CMM 56-11-51 PG 704. OP CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 56-11-02-5