# SDR AALA202605154046

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 12, 2026
- Submitted: May 16, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N334SM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334SM), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 44478
- Aircraft time: 16,444 hours, 6,231 cycles
- System (JASC): [5244 · Accessory Compartment Doors](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5244)
- Part: Access Door
- Condition: Unsecure
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: E
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202605154046

## Discrepancy

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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