Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 31, 2018
Submitted
April 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
688
Aircraft time
58,024 hours, 22,015 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
AR47543
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

COCKPIT DOOR UPPER LATCH APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN THE OUT POSITION. THE HANDLE WILL NOT RETRACT TOP LATCH, BUT WILL RETRACT MIDDLE AND LOWER. FOUND THE DOOR LATCH BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COCKPIT DOOR LATCH IAW MM 52-51-11-04. OK FOR SERVICE.

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