What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT FORWARD BOARDING DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND OPEN. INSPECTED DOOR, FOUND L-1 DOOR GUST LOCK PIN SHEARED, REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE L-1 DOOR GUST LOCK PIN, OPERTIONAL CHECK GOOD. PER AMM 52-11-21.
- Difficulty date
- July 23, 2024
- Submitted
- July 24, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29570
- Aircraft time
- 44,481 hours, 18,698 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- L1 Gust Lock
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.