Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 14, 2024
Submitted
December 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26693
Aircraft time
76,546 hours, 28,824 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

L1 DOOR GUST LOCK BROKEN. INSPECTED L1 DOOR GUST LOCK-REMOVED ACCESS PANEL FOR BODY TORQUE TUBE- REINSTALLED PANEL. GUST LOCK IS IN TACT AND NO DAMAGE NOTED. DID FIND THE AFT NUT & BOLT ON THE HOLD OPEN LOCK TO BE LOOSE. RESECURED NUT & BOLT. CLEANED & RELUBRICATED & OPENED & CLOSED L1 DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. GUST LOCK MOVE