What was found
R3 DOOR HANDLE RELEASE LEVER FOR TORQUE TUBE, FOUND BROKEN. HOLD OPEN LATCH IS OPERATIVE, ONLY RELEASE LEVER IS BROKEN. REMOVED AND INSTALL BODY TORQUE TUBE COVER.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2013
- Submitted
- May 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N116UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 26908
- Aircraft time
- 57,988 hours, 6,714 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 5240 · Service Doors
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- R3 Door
- 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.