Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
December 16, 2024
Submitted
December 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AN
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40656
Aircraft time
23,551 hours, 2,924 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
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: CLIMBING PAST 22,000 LOUD BANG ON 1L DOOR FOLLOWED BY HIGH FREQ VIBRATION AND LOUD BUZZING SOUND DOOR APPEARED TO NOT BE FLUSHED AND APPEAR TO LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THE 2R DOOR; AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. ACCOMPLISHED L1 DOOR SEAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 52-09-01. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED AMM 52-11-00-039-280A, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED AARD 52-09-01 REPAIR 2, ACCOMPLISHED PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR LEAK TEST. PER AMM 52-11-00, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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