Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
March 5, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
24965
Aircraft time
580 hours, 20,837 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Damaged
Location
Escape Rope
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CAPTAIN ESCAPE ROPE DOOR WILL NOT STAY SHUT. LATCH APPEARS TO BE BROKEN. LATCH BASE IS BROKEN ON INSIDE OF SIDEWALL PANEL. THE UPPER EAR FOR THE MOUNTING OF THE BUTTON LATCH IS MISSING & BROKEN OFF. REMOVED TWO RIVETS AND OLD LATCH "STRIKER" BASE. INSTALLED TWO BACR15BA4A RIVETS WITH NEW LATCH ASSY. REF. IPC 25-61-52-02 AND B757 AMM 25-61-00-4. DOOR OPS NORMAL.

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