Service difficulty report · Push-Pull Cable · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 7, 2017
Submitted
March 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
78,202 hours, 29,843 cycles
Part
Push-Pull Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Entry Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

LT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR "KNUCKLE BUSTER" WILL RETRACT WHEN DISARMING DOOR. FOUND RETRACTABLE DOOR MECHANISM SPRING PUSH/PULL CABLE JAM NUT LOOSE AND CABLE PHYSICALLY BLOCKING RETRACTION OF DOOR. ADJUSTED PUSH/PULL CABLE AND TIGHTENED JAM NUT REF AMM 52-11-20-5. INDICATING RETRACTABLE DOOR OPS CHECK GOOD. MEL CLEARED.