SDR FDEA201610273705

Service difficulty report · Lever · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date: October 27, 2016
Submitted: November 3, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N730FD
Make and model: Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial: 659
Aircraft time: 41,107 hours, 21,659 cycles
System (JASC): 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
Part: Lever
Condition: Broken
Location: R1 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.

What was found

THE R1 DOOR HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY ON HINGES WHEN OPEN. INSPECTED DOOR AND CHECKED HINGES FOR EXCESSIVE PLAY, NONE NOTED, FOUND THE TWIN CAM LEVER WAS BROKEN. INSTALLED THE A NEW TWIN CAM LEVER IAW WRI 52-10/1431, THE DOOR WAS TESTED FOR CLOSING FORCE AND GENERAL OPERATION AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL.

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