Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
May 30, 2022
Submitted
June 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N863NN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
30903
Aircraft time
34,466 hours, 14,204 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: WITH COCKPIT DOOR UNLOCKED. DOOR IS VERY HARD TO PUSH OPEN FROM INSIDE COCKPIT. ONCE DOOR IS CLOSED UNABLE TO OPEN USING DOOR HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE OF COCKPIT. DOOR IS JAMMING WHEN SHUT. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED COCKPIT DOOR LATCH OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 52-51-02.