What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: L1 DOOR UPPER FORWARD LATCH CRANK TORQUE TUBE SHEARED OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW UPPER LATCH CRANK (AALA202109098164) AND BEARING PER AMM 51-40-00.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2021
- Submitted
- September 9, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 33203
- Aircraft time
- 36,532 hours, 15,028 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- L1 Door Latch
- 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.