Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 22, 2009
Submitted
June 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29519
Aircraft time
29,200 hours, 11,900 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
Access Panel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED AIRFRAME VIBRATIONS FELT THROUGH THE PEDALS AND THE FLOOR. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND AIR START ACCESS PANEL FORWARD OUTBOARD HINGE BROKEN AND CORNER OF PANEL LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THREE FORWARD LATCHES. REPLACED BOTH HINGES AND THREE FORWARD LATCHES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.