Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 19, 2014
Submitted
February 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29504
Aircraft time
44,557 hours, 18,212 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED LT NR 1 DOOR HANDLE HAD POPPED OUT OF STOW POSITION WITH NOTICEABLE AIR LEAK. NO COCKPIT INDICATION OF OPEN DOOR. FLIGHT RETURNED MIA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND OUTER DOOR HANDLE IN VERTICAL OPEN POSITION. REPLACED LT NR 1 DOOR HANDLE SPRING. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.