Parts · Airframe structure

Latch Handle

10 failure reports named the latch handle in the last ten years, 17 since 1996, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "loose". 1 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement latch handle, Avibank Manufacturing INC holding the most (1).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1996	1
1997	1
2000	1
2002	1
2004	1
2006	1
2009	1
2021	4
2022	1
2023	3
2024	2

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Airframe structure9Cabin, seats and restraints1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Airframe structure	9
Cabin, seats and restraints	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 7376Airbus A3201Boeing 7671Boeing 7771Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 1171

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	6
Airbus A320	1
Boeing 767	1
Boeing 777	1
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117	1

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

loose4detached1disengaged1inoperative1out of adjust1separated1stuck1

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
loose	4
detached	1
disengaged	1
inoperative	1
out of adjust	1
separated	1
stuck	1

Engines most often reporting it

Turbomeca (Safran) ARRIEL 1E2 1

Approved replacement parts 1 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a latch handle and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a latch handle:

Avibank Manufacturing INC 1

For these models most: Boeing 767 (1).

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Avibank Manufacturing INC	Latch Handle 9370-1	S141N486-1	Boeing 767	1992-12-31	current

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.