Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 4, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
41,861 hours, 9,103 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CAPT'S EMERGENCY EXIT ROPE STORAGE CONTAINER DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. FOUND DOOR LATCH BROKEN, REPLACED ESCAPE ROPE DOOR LATCH.