Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 8, 2026
Submitted
October 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29563
Aircraft time
50,742 hours, 21,480 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
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: FWD ENTRY DOOR ANNUNCIATION ILLUMINATED ABOVE 80 KNOTS AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH IN FLIGHT. DECESION MADE TO RETURN TO STL, EMERGENCY DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTNANCE REPLACED L1 DOOR SWITCH TARGET BRACKET IAW CMM52-16-12.L1 SWITCH TARGET BRACKET SHIMS USED ALTERNATE HARDWARE IAW EA379940.