Service difficulty report · Cam Lock · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 3, 2024
Submitted
April 4, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342PM
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31269
Aircraft time
18,972 hours, 8,258 cycles
Part
Cam Lock
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Aft Lt Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 NOT DECLARED DUE TO: AFTER TAKEOFF AROUND 19000 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INFORMED US THAT THE AFT LEFT DOOR HANDLE WAS MOVING UP AND COULD NOT BE KEPT DOWN; AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. CLEANED AND LUBED L2 DOOR CAM LOCKS AND HINGES, PER AMM 12-25-12. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST, PER AMM 21-31-00, NO DEFECTS AND LEAKS NOTED, DOOR HANDLE STAYED IN CLOSED POSITION.