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An inspector and mechanic were informed that an air turnback incident had occurred after they had completed door rigging of a B757-200 aircraft. Aft flight attendant had noticed cabin door 4-Left interior handle moving from the closed position during take-off climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959503 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Maintenance Inspector 0.1 Maintenance Technician 21 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Lead Technician 1 Maintenance Technician 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Air return of aircraft due to door-L4 [4-left] interior handle moving from closed position. The day before the event; I inspected the door per the B757 aircraft maintenance manual (amm) 52-00-00 after maintenance replaced the aft roller guides. As the inspector on the day of the air return; I witnessed maintenance adjust the interior door handle to maximum release/open tension per the B757 amm 52-00-00. I think that the lower limit on the interior handle release tension was too low to keep it down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Inspector and Mechanic were informed that an air turnback incident had occurred after they had completed door rigging of a B757-200 aircraft. Aft Flight Attendant had noticed cabin Door 4-Left interior handle moving from the closed position during take-off climb.
Narrative: Air Return of aircraft due to Door-L4 [4-Left] interior handle moving from closed position. The day before the event; I inspected the door per the B757 Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) 52-00-00 after Maintenance replaced the Aft Roller Guides. As the Inspector on the day of the air return; I witnessed Maintenance adjust the interior door handle to maximum release/open tension per the B757 AMM 52-00-00. I think that the lower limit on the interior handle release tension was too low to keep it down.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.