SDR 2009F00032

Service difficulty report · Snubber · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
January 23, 2009
Submitted
April 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24012
Aircraft time
631,153 hours, 43,258 cycles
Part
Snubber
Part number
90100722
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT , L1 EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SEAL LEAKING, NOISE LEVEL UNACCEPTABLE, PRESSURIZATION OK. ACFT 13,000 LBS OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY UNSCHEDULED LANDING, & LANDED 5000LBS OVERWEIGHT. MX FOUND L1 DOOR LWR SNUBBER INSTALLED BACKWARDS, & FLAP ASSY DAMAGE CAUSING A 2 BY 4 INCH GAP IN DOOR SEAL. ALSO FOUND L1 DOOR LWR HINGE SHIELD DAMAGE. RE-INSTALLED SNUBBER CORRECTLY IAW AMM 52-11-00-4, REPAIRED FLAP ASSY, REINSTALLED HINGE SHIELD IAW EA 112188, & PLACED SHIELD ON DEFERRED MX MONITOR, ACFT PRESSURIZED TO 4 D/P PSID, NO LEAKS OR NOISE NOTED. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSP PERFORMED, NO DAMAGE NOTED. ON FLT 518 CREW WROTE UP "LOAD SQUEL FROM L1 DOOR, PRESSURIZATION NORMAL. MX REAPPLIED SEALANT TO L1 LOWER DOOR HINGE IAW AMM 53-13-01-04, R&R L1 LOWER DOOR HINGE SHIELD THAT WAS DAMAGE IAW AMM 52-11-00-0.

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