SDR AALA202003019003

Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: February 28, 2020
Submitted: March 1, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N809NN
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 33519
Aircraft time: 33,153 hours, 13,322 cycles
System (JASC): 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
Part: Door
Condition: Lack Of Lube
Location: L1
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
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 GROUNDED: 1L DOOR HANDLE STARTED SLOWLY OPENING (COUNTER-CLOCKWISE) DURING FLIGHT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD DOUBLE CHECKED IT FULL DOWN PRIOR TO TAKEOFF DUE TO PRIOR WRITE UP ABOUT THE DOOR. REMOVED L1 DOOR TRIM FOM IAW AMM 52-11-31. GREASE DOOR COMPONENTS IAW AMM 12-25-11. INSPECTED DOOR COMPONENTS IAW AMM 52-11-00. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. CLEANED FOD AT DOOR ENTRY IAW AMM 20-30-31.RE-INSTALLED TRIM IAW AMM 52-11-31. OPS CK NORMAL.