Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 18, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30556
Aircraft time
39,509 hours, 4,827 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Life Vest Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND LIFE VEST DOOR LATCH BROKEN AT DOOR-1 CENTER-LEFT JUMP-SEAT. FOUND 1EA LIFE VEST DOOR LATCH BROKEN AT JUMP-SEAT DOOR-1 CENTER-LEFT. LIFE VEST DOOR CAN BE OPEN-CLOSE WITH OTHER LATCH. THIS POSITION NOT REQUIRED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT OPERATIONS MANUAL. REQUIRED LATCH PCN 191-0142. NIS KIX^18MAY KIX INF- :POSITION JUMPSEAT 255. KIX MM IKEDA^18MAY KIX INF- :NOTIFIED SAMC. KIXMM ESAKI