Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 11, 2024
Submitted
April 12, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350RV
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
44462
Aircraft time
10,262 hours, 3,781 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Open
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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: IN ALL PHASE OF FLIGHT A PERSISTENT LIGHT AIR FRAME VIBRATION AND BUFFETING WAS FELT WITH AND WITHOUT AUTOPILOT ENGAGED; AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT PER AMM 05-51-67-280-801, FOUND APU DOOR OPEN. NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED AT THIS TIME.