Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
June 26, 2025
Submitted
July 1, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335RT
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44461
Aircraft time
14,587 hours, 5,461 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: DURING CLIMBING, THERE WAS A LARGE POP FROM THE FRONT SERVICE DOOR. AT THAT POINT, THERE WAS A LARGE NOISE FROM THE DOOR, AND A PIECE OF THE HANDLE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE WINDOW. PRESSURIZATION WAS HOLDING, BUT IT FELT LIKE MASSIVE BUMPS IN THE SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT ORD. RIGGED DOOR DUE TO SOFT LATCH (AALA202506274784). ALSO REPLACED DOOR HANDLE SPRING (AALA202507013977), PER AMM 52-41-00. ALSO REPLACED HANDLE BOX O-RING (AALA202507019558), PER AARD 52-10-20-2**(CLOSED).

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