Service difficulty report · Access Door · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
May 12, 2026
Submitted
May 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334SM
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44478
Aircraft time
16,444 hours, 6,231 cycles
Part
Access Door
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Zone 100
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: IN THE CLIMB GOT VIBRATIONS IN THE FLOOR AND SOUNDS LIKE A LAWN MOWER OR A RAT DEPLOYMENT. HEARD IN THE COCKPIT AND THE CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED VIBRATIONS ALSO IN THE FLOOR. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT PHX. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOUND POWER DOOR OPENED AND NOT LATCH. RESECURED DOOR, OPS CHECK AND FIT CHECK NOSED DOOR AS REQUIRED. PER AMM 05-51-67.

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