Service difficulty report · Snubber · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
March 31, 2022
Submitted
April 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29533
Aircraft time
60,020 hours, 24,996 cycles
Part
Snubber
Part number
501501
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
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 NOT GROUNDED: UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. AA MAINTENANCE EVENTUALLY OPENED IT WITH FORCE FROM JET BRIDGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 DOOR SNUBBER PER AMM 52-11-51.