Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 21, 2024
Submitted
August 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33317
Aircraft time
34,747 hours, 15,119 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: REPEAT GRIPE. THIRD TIME TODAY FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WITH CABIN DOOR ISSUE. CABIN DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. REMOVED BROKEN TENSION SPRING ON L1 DOOR. PER BOEING 737-NG AMM 52-11-41, INSTALLED NEW FORWARD ENTRY DOOR FUSELAGE TORQUE TUBE TENSION ASSIST SPRINGS. PER AMM 52-11-41.