Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 31, 2020
Submitted
July 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
873
Aircraft time
18,421 hours, 10,500 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSING 180 CLIMBING, HEARD THUMP AND AIRCRAFT LURCHED. CONTROLS AND CONTROLABILITY FELT NORMAL. FOUND MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCH HANDLE DEPLOYED APPROX.3 INCHES UPON BLOCK IN. OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. WHILE UNLATCHING DOOR AT CONTROL PANEL THERE WAS A 2 SECOND DELAY FROM WHEN THE CONTROL PANEL UNLATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ECAM INDICATION TURNED AMBER. PERFORMED GVI OF ALL EXTERNAL PANELS AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WITH HYDRAULICS ON, NO DEFECTS NOTED. LOWERED FLAPS AND INSPECTED ALL SURFACES AND PANELS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED A MCD ADJUSTMENT TEST 52-36-00-05. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL ECAM INDICATION AND WARNINGS NORMAL. CARGO DOOR OPERATIONAL PANEL LOCK/ UNLOCK INDICATION MATCHED AUXILARY HANDLE POSITION. PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW 05-53-00-00, NO FAULTS OR DEFECTS OBSERVED, OK FOR SERVICE.

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