Service difficulty report · Cotter Pin · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 15, 2023
Submitted
March 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29548
Aircraft time
61,975 hours, 25,796 cycles
Part
Cotter Pin
Condition
Missing
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: 4L CABIN ENTRY DOOR HANDLE CREEPS UP ONLY DURING CLIMB PHASE OF FLIGHT, NOT CRUISE. AFT ENTRY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS HANDLE CREEPS UP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A MISSING COTTER KEY ON DOOR HANDLE FASTENER AND TIGHTENED FASTENERS PER AMM 52-13-31. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. NO DOOR INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HANDLE SECURE PER FIM 52-10-00-810-808.