Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 20, 2015
Submitted
January 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29532
Aircraft time
44,020 hours, 17,872 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
H8591
Condition
Cracked
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIR INTERRUPT, DIVERTED, EMER NOT DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB AIRFRAME VIBRATION WAS NOTED ABOVE 250 KNOTS. UPON ARRIVAL, EXTERNAL POWER ACCESS DOOR WAS FOUND OPEN WITH HINGE CRACKED. HINGE TRIMMED & DOOR SECURED WITH SPEED TAPE IAW SRM 53-10-00-4 & FEA 18027. UPON ARRIVAL, R & R EXTERNAL POWER DOOR HINGE IAW AMM 52-49-02.