Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 9, 2025
Submitted
April 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
35,921 hours, 20,165 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
D31023101
Part serial
0656RPA
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Zone 800
Part time
1,560 hours, 705 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISARM L1, RAMP PERSONNEL WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN L1 DOOR BEFORE THE SLIDE WAS ABLE TO BE DISARMED. MECHANICAL DISARM FEATURE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE TO DISARM POSITION, SLIDE FELL OUT OF DOOR WITH NO (INTENDED) DEPLOYMENT. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL : 52--XX-XX-XX CAT : C EXP 19A"MEL 52- : CREW ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE L1 - REMOVED." INSTALLED NEW ESCAPE SLIDE ON L1 DOOR. REF ABOVE.

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