Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
September 15, 2022
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29570
Aircraft time
39,438 hours, 16,225 cycles
Part
Pin
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 GROUNDED: L1 DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED BY AGENT UPON ARRIVAL. HAD TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE AIRCRAFT. NOTE YELLOW DOOR LOCK RELEASE TAB IS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. FOUND GUIDE ARM HOLD-OPEN MECHANISM TO FUSELAGE HAD SHEARED RETAINING SCREW- REPLACED MAIN PIN (AALA202209193263) AND RETAINING HARDWARE (AALA202209191033).