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[FreightNazi]

Is the problem on just the yellow 767 or on both with the door?

 

[LarryinTN]

Here's what I learned from a B767 Captain last night.

It's just the second 767F--the yellow one. The first 767F--the white one--did not have the problem.

The door is a Boeing door. It's built in China and shipped to Isreal for installation. That one door has a problem with the latching mechanism where some of the torque tube's holes are too large. Don't know if the problem was introduced at manufactur or if they enlarged the holes in Isreal when installing the door. The extra play in the system is causing misalignment and problems latching in certain circumstances. By leaving out one container they are able to latch the latch from the inside but they have to leave that position empty for there to be room to do it.

The Captain to whom I spoke did not know what the permanant fix will be. The third 767F, which will also be yellow, is still in Isreal.

 

[FreightNazi]

Thanks, kinda sounds like the old Rosie doors on the DC-8s where you had to leave a position empty for the F/E to go back and visually check the latches.

 

[LarryinTN]

If the door was up to spec there wouldn't be a problem. The question is if Boeing's China contractor built it wrong or if the Isreali company improperly modified it during installation.