Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 21, 2024
Submitted
April 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29534
Aircraft time
64,176 hours, 26,846 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Fwd Lavatory
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FORWARD LAVATORY LATCH IS DIFFICULT TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. CLEANED LATCH LOCKING BOLT AND APPLIED LUBRICANT. CYCLED LOCK WITH DOOR OPEN AND CLOSED AND CYCLED FROM EMERGENCY ACCESS COVER. OPERATION OF LOCK IS SMOOTH AND OPERATES EASILY. PER AMM 25-40-00.