Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 23, 2017
Submitted
May 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
633
Aircraft time
39,089 hours, 15,108 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Unsecure
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

R1 DOOR INDICATED UNLOCKED WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX 4000 FEET. PRESSURIZATION INDICATED NORMAL. FOUND THE DOOR CONTROL HANDLE NOT FULLY IN LOCKED POSITION AND LOUD SQUEAL COMING FROM AROUND THE DOOR FRAME. PUSHED DOOR HANDLE DOWN IAW QRH AND DOOR INDICATED LOCKED AND SQUEAL CEASED. NORMAL INDICATION FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. L1 DOOR INTERIOR CONTROL HANDLE LATCH ASSY FOUND CONDUIT FROM DOOR PRESSURE LIGHT ROUTED OVER THE LATCH ASSY, NOT ALLOWING POSITIVE LATCHING, SPRING AND PLUNGER WERE CONTAMINATED WITH DIRT AND GREASE NOT ALLOWING PROPER EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF SPRING ASSY TO ALLOW LATCH TO ENGAGE. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED ALL COMPONENTS. SATISFACTORY DOOR OPERATION AND LATCH ASSY AFTER REROUTING CONDUIT AND CLEANING. FOUND BROKEN STRAIN RELIEF ON ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IAW WRI 52-70 / 0654. R1 INTERIOR PANELS STILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED IAW AMM 52-10-20-05-01. PREFORMED OPS CHECK OF R1 DOOR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT, CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 52-73-15-04-01, NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE. INSTALLED DOOR LINER IAW AMM 52-73-00-05-01.

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