Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
December 29, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
108,575 hours, 19,152 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Access 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.

What was found

DURING MX WALKAROUND OF ACFT, REVEALED NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER LOWER AFT ACCESS DOOR AND BLOWOUT DOOR WERE FOUND OPENED. UPON FURTHER INSP, MX FOUND THE AFT TENSION LATCH BROKEN. (DISPOSITION IS TO ACCOMPLISH A TIME LIMITED REPAIR BY INSPECTING THE 2 OTHER TENSION LATCHES, REINSPECT AFTER EVERY FLIGHT CYCLE, AND PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 15 FLIGHT CYCLES.)