What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: L1 EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT RECESSED AND IN VERTICAL WHEN AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN SPRING AT DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM PER AMM 52-11-11 AND JOB CARD 08L22125001.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2023
- Submitted
- May 31, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 30098
- Aircraft time
- 62,032 hours, 26,040 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 632848
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.