What was found
R2 DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE FROM OUTSIDE, BUT OPEN FUNCTION OPERATIONAL. IN SIDE OPERATION NORMAL. MAINTENANCE CLEANED DEBRIS FROM DOOR MECHANISM. DOOR OPERATES NORMALLY. REPLACED R2 EXTERNAL CONTROL HANDLE.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2013
- Submitted
- January 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 333
- Aircraft time
- 59,223 hours, 8,750 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5240 · Service Doors
- Part
- Control Handle
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- R2 Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.