Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
September 4, 2022
Submitted
September 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
40649
Aircraft time
19,705 hours, 2,342 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
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: EXCESSIVE NOISE DURING ENTIRE FLIGHT FROM LOWER LEFT CORNER OF DOOR 2R, VIBRATES THE FLOOR AND WALL. NOISE CAN BE HEARD ALL THE FROM FORWARD GALLEY TO 3L AND 3R, UPSETTING PASSENGERS. FOUND SEALANT MISSING ON 2R DOOR SCUFF PLATE ALLOWING SCUFF PLATE TO VIBRATE, APPLIED SEALANT AS NEEDED TO SCUFF PLATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 53-08-01.