Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
November 8, 2023
Submitted
November 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23727
Aircraft time
38,190 hours, 25,912 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Gouged
Location
Pax Door
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

CREW ENTRY DOOR LATCHES UPPER AND LOWER 2EA APPEAR TO HAVE GOUGES . 89-095. BLENDED OUT GOUGES ON UPPER AND LOWER LATCHES OF CREW ENTRY DOOR. PER STEP 1 OF SREO-14721-REQ001. PERFORMED SURFACE HFEC INSP. AT CREW ENTRY DOOR LATCHES UPPER AND LOWER IAW NTM PART 6 51-00-21, IS CRACK DEFECT FREE AT THIS TIME INSP. ONLY T96524. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 3 OF SREO-14721. MEASURED LOWER LATCH AT .600, .650 AND .700. THE DEEPEST MEASUREMENT AT .600 IS .267 AND IS WITHIN LIMITS. THE DEEPEST MEASUREMENT AT .650 IS .281 AND IS WITHIN LIMITS. THE DEEPEST MEASUREMENT AT .700 IS .302 AND IS WITHIN LIMITS. MEASURED WITH MICROMETER T71460. REF. STEP 5 AND 6: WORK VERIFIED WITHIN LIMITS. TREATED AND PRIMED UPPER AND LOWER LATCHES OF CREW ENTRY DOOR. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 5 OF SREO-14721. IAW SRM 51-20-01-0G. AUDIT COMPLETE.

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