Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 4, 2025
Submitted
July 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
84,484 hours, 34,187 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Part number
10N60081
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

LEFT MAIN DOOR GUSTLOCK WILL NOT ALWAYS DISENGAGE WHEN CLOSING DOOR AND WILL NOT ALLOW DOOR TO CLOSE FULLY. REMOVED UPPER HINGE ARM LINK BOLT. FOUND SPHERICAL BEARING WORN. ALSO REMOVED HINGE ARM FAIRING TO ACCESS SPHERICAL BEARING. R & R UPPER HINGE ARM LINK BEARING INSTALLED UPPER HINGE ARM LINK BOLT AFTER SPHERICAL BEARING REPLACEMENT INSTALLED HINGE ARM FAIRING CONTINUED WITH INSTALLATION. DURING DOOR OPERATION CHECK NOTED LATCH CAM ROLLER CONTACTING LOWER AFT LATCH FITTING AND DOOR IS HARD TO CLOSE. NOTED LOWER AFT LATCH CAM ROLLER BEARING WAS DAMAGED. REPLACED LOWER AFT LATCH CAM ROLLER BEARING AND REMOVED LOWER AFT LATCH FITTING. BEGAN INSTALLATION OF LOWER AFT LATCH FITTING, FITTING REQUIRES ADJUSTMENT BEFORE CONTINUING WITH FURTHER ADJUSTMENT OR OPS CHECKS. WHILE CLOSING L1 DOOR FROM EITHER HANDE FOUND FWD 2 DOOR LATCH ROLLERS TOO FAR FWD AND AFT 2 LATCH ROLLERS TOO FAR AFT OF THE LATCH FITTINGS. REMOVED WEIGHT OFF L1 DOOR AND FOUND GUIDE ARM PIN WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR. REMOVED GUIDE ARM REF B757 MM 52-11-04-2. WHILE OPERATING L1 DOOR FOR ADJUSTMENTS LOWER AFT CAM ROLLER GOT DAMAGED. C/W L1 DOOR CABLE TRAVEL EMERG POWER SPRING CYL ADJ/TEST & REST OF MM 52-11-04-2. DOOR CLOSES OKAY FROM INSIDE AND OUT. OK FOR SVC. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 7/7/2058