Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
June 9, 2015
Submitted
July 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
455 hours, 18,696 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

R1 DOOR WILL NOT DISARM. DISARM LEVER WILL NOT GO FULL TO DISARM SIDE. IT STOPS ABOUT 2 INCHES BEFORE FULL DISARM TRAVEL. DOOR LOCKING INDICATOR WINDOWS STILL INDICATE DOOR LOCKED. R1 CREW ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. IF SLIDE TO BE RETAINED ONBOARD THEN PRIOR TO EACH DEPARTURE MX MUST VERIFY SLIDE STOWED ACCORDING TO PROCEDURES. WAS ABLE TO DISARM SLIDE, BUT GIRT BAR IS CONTACTING FWD PART OF DOOR FRAME WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. CLOSED DOOR & VERIFIED LOCKED. AMM 52-11-11-04 FOUND UPPER DOOR HINGE AT FUSELAGE DOOR FRAME HAS A MIGRATING BEARING & CUP WASHER OUT OF HINGE FITTING LETTING DOOR SAG APPROX 1/2 INCH. HINGE BOLT MAY POSSIBLY BE DAMAGED. LOWER HINGE MAY HAVE A MIGRATING BEARING. FURTHER INSPECTION WILL NEED TO BE DONE ONCE DOOR IS REMOVED. REMOVED DOOR UP TO HINGE BOLTS, NEED TO BE REMOVED. WIRING WAS DISCONNECTED BY LINE AVIONICS & IS A SEPARATE WRI 52-40. SIDEWALL PANEL FWD OF R1 DOOR REMOVED TO GET TO MOD BLOCKS. FINAL ACTION WAS R & R DOOR ASSEMBLY.

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