Service difficulty report · Rod Assy · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
July 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22880
Part
Rod Assy
Part number
691818726
Condition
Failed
Location
Aft Entry Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PHL - FL244 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM PHL AT APPROXIMATELY 21,000 FT, THE CABIN WAS AT 4 PSI DIFFERENTIAL WHEN THE AFT ENTRY DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE AFT ENTRY DOOR HANDLE HAD POPPED UP. TRIED TO STOW IT BUT HANDLE WOULD NOT STAY DOWN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT ENTRY DOOR LOWER GATE CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTED DOOR. ALSO, ADJUSTED DOOR FOR LATCH OVER CENTER. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. DOOR OPS CHECK GOOD PR MM 52-41-0. (M)

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