Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 74744AF

Difficulty date
November 4, 2023
Submitted
November 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UP
Make and model
Boeing 74744AF
Aircraft serial
35663
Aircraft time
57,915 hours, 8,980 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
65B131536
Part serial
NA
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

*SUPPLEMENTAL SDR* L1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR OUTER OPEN HANDLE DOES NOT SPRING BACK TO LATCHED POSITION WHEN CLOSING DOOR FROM OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE IN ONE OF ITS 180 DEGREE POSITIONS PHYSICAL INSPECTED AND FOUND THE L1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR COLLAR/CLUTCH WORN OUT. REPLACED THE COLLAR/CLUTCH AS PER B747-400 AMM 52-11-13/401 AND PERFORMED L1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM ASSY OPS TEST RESULT "SATIS" AS PER B747-400 AMM 52-11-13-705-001. DMI CLEARED AND PLACARD REMOVED.

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