Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
October 2, 2025
Submitted
October 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313SB
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44469
Aircraft time
14,536 hours, 5,390 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
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 NOT DECLARED DUE TO: DURINING CLIMB FLIGHT ATTENDENT REPORTED R1 DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT STOWED AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE DOOR, SOME FLUCTUATIONS OF PRESSURIZATION NOTICED. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. ACCOMPLISHED R1 DOOR TORQUE TEST, PER APPLICABLE STEPS AMM 52-41-00 TORQUE TEST GOOD. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURIZATION TEST, PER AMM 05-51-91 NO FLUCTUATION OR LEAKS NOTED. FOUND DOOR LINING SEAL INERFERANCE WITH BOTH UPPER AND LOWER LATCH RECEIVERS, CLEARED OBSTRUCTION.

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