Service difficulty report · Lock · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
May 6, 2008
Submitted
May 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0833
Part
Lock
Condition
Broken
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AT LEVEL OFF, CREW HEARD A MUFFLED BOOM AND SLIGHT SHAKE OF THE A/C. UPON DESCENT, CREW REPORTED A LOAD SHIFT. MX INSPECTED LOCKS AND SEAT TRACK. ONE BROKEN LOCK WAS DEFERRED. NO SEAT TRACK DAMAGE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UPON ENTERING CARGO AREA NOTED CONTAINER FOR 5L HAD MOVED TO 4L. FOUND LEFT O/B LOCK BETWEEN POSITION 3L AND 4L BROKEN. VISUALLY INSPECTED REMAINING LOCKS AND SEAT TRACKS BETWEEN 3L AND 4L WITH BRIGHT LIGHT AND MAGNIFYING GLASS. NO DEFECTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN LOCK.

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