Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 13, 2017
Submitted
March 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29564
Aircraft time
24,857 hours, 9,747 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
65C1990141
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. DURING TIME CHANGE FOR THE L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE, THE LOWER LATCH ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.