Service difficulty report · Escape Hatch · Boeing 747446

Difficulty date
May 2, 2019
Submitted
May 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742CK
Make and model
Boeing 747446
Aircraft serial
24424
Aircraft time
102,240 hours, 21,950 cycles
Part
Escape Hatch
Part number
65B1036011
Part serial
00799
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
102,240 hours, 21,950 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

DURING HANDS ON EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TRAINING, DISCOVERED THAT COCKPIT ESCAPE HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED CREW COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD HATCH IAW B747-400 M/M 52-21-01. CLEARANCES AND RIG HAVE NOT BEEN DISTURBED. OPS AND CHECKS PASS.