Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 5, 2024
Submitted
February 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350RV
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
44462
Aircraft time
9,677 hours, 3,555 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: LOUD VIBRATING NOISE SIMILAR TO VIBRATING FAN HEARD FROM NOSE CLIMBING THROUGH 20000 FEET. SOUND CHANGED WITH CHANGES IN AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT RETURN AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND EXTERNAL POWER DOOR NOT COMPLETELY LATCHED. NO DAMAGED NOTED, DOOR VERIFIED PROPERLY CLOSED. PER AMM 52-49-02.