Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 75723A

Difficulty date
August 19, 2020
Submitted
August 20, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918FD
Make and model
Boeing 75723A
Aircraft serial
24290
Aircraft time
76,757 hours, 28,392 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING WALKAROUND FOUND DOOR L1 NOT ABLE TO OPERATE FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. ABLE TO OPEN THE L1 DOOR BUT EXTERIOR HANDLE BUTTERFLY STICKY AND HARD TO MOVE. TRIED TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE FROM EXTERIOR BUT NO HELP, AS PER AMM 52-11-13-2 NEED TO CHECK FOR LUBRICATION OR BROKEN MECANISM FROM THE INSIDE. REMOVED SIDEWALL LINERS AND INTERIOR HANDLE, INSPECTED MECHANISM FOR WORN OR BROKEN PARTS IAW AMM 52-11-13-2, FOUND MECHANISM OK, LUBRICATED MECHANISM FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, OPEN AND CLOSED DOORS MANY TIMES, HANDLE WORKS NORMALLY.

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