Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
December 14, 2013
Submitted
December 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989FD
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28480
Aircraft time
48,159 hours, 15,752 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Escape Rope
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

LEFT SIDE ESCAPE ROPE COVER PANEL BOTTOM LATCH BROKEN. REPLACED LATCH IAW SMP, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.