Service difficulty report · Arm · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 12, 2024
Submitted
July 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33328
Aircraft time
29,797 hours, 12,118 cycles
Part
Arm
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Gust Lock
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 WAS GROUNDED: WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE L1 DOOR FOUND GUST LOCK STUCK. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND DOOR ATTACH ARM THE GUST LOCK IS ON IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GUIDE ARM ASSEMBLY, PER AMM 52-11-21. NO FURTHER DEFECTS.