Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
March 23, 2022
Submitted
March 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315RJ
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
44449
Aircraft time
5,831 hours, 2,335 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Sticking
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
NR
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 NOT GROUNDED: FORWARD LAVATORY INSIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT DISENGAGE LATCH WHEN PUSHED DOWN. PULLING UPWARD ON HANDLE DOES DISENGAGE LATCH OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD LAVATORY DOOR LATCH, OPERATIONS CHECK OK FOR SERVICE.