What was found
L1 DOOR ARMING HANDLE SAFETY BUTTON WILL NOT STAY IN THE SAFE POSITION. FOUND HARDWARE LOOSE ON ARMING HANDLE. SECURED HARDWARE, BUTTON NOW STAYS IN THE SAFE POSITION.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2015
- Submitted
- May 14, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N618FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48754
- Aircraft time
- 621 hours, 14,316 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Handle
- Part number
- ABA8490511
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- L1 Door
- 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.