What was found
FWD AFT LAVATORY DOOR BINDING AND HAD TO BE REMOVED TO FREE A PASSENGER. FOUND LATCH MECHANISM DEAD BOLTS SHEARED. REPLACED LATCH ASSY, OPS CHECKS OKAY.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2013
- Submitted
- May 24, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N541UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25253
- Aircraft time
- 70,408 hours, 26,088 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lavatory Door
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.