# SDR AALA202603315954

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 30, 2026
- Submitted: March 31, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N921NN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N921NN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 33229
- Aircraft time: 37,930 hours, 16,730 cycles
- System (JASC): [5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5210)
- Part: Door Seal
- Condition: Cut
- Location: Zone 800
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202603315954

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: L1 DOOR MAKING SO MUCH NOISE, UNBEARABLE TO EVERYONE IN THE CABIN. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT CLT. FOUND CUT IN FORWARD DOOR PRESSURE SEAL AT AFT UPPER CORNER NEAR FLAPPER DOOR HINGE AREA. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR TO PRESSURE SEAL, PER AMM 52-09-10. LEAK CHECK GOOD, PER AMM 05-51-91.

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