Service difficulty report · Guide Arm · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
July 23, 2005
Submitted
August 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N386UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24661
Aircraft time
44,157 hours, 30,683 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Guide Arm
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DOOR 2L EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE RAISES IN SLIPSTREAM AND PARTIALLY ROTATES NO SPRING IN DOOR HANDLE, HANDLE HAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN PULLING OUT OR PUTTING BACK. SECURED EXTERNAL HANDLE, REPLACED GUIDE ARM, ADJUSTED STOP PIN.