Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 10, 2022
Submitted
November 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336RU
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
44460
Aircraft time
6,222 hours, 2,319 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Sticking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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: COCKPIT DOOR MUST BE CLOSED VERY FIRMLY TO LOCK SECURELY. LUBRICATED COCKPIT DOOR LATCH PER AMM 52-51-00.