Service difficulty report · Snubber · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
April 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30793
Aircraft time
38,586 hours, 17,059 cycles
Part
Snubber
Part number
141A60014
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PRIOR TO PUSHBACK CABIN CREW CLOSED THE FORWARED ENTRY DOOR. THE DOOR SNUBBER ROD END BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE AND DOOR HINGE CUTOUT. FOUND SNUBBER ATTACHMENT BOLT SHEARED AT DOOR ATTACHMENT. L1 LOWER DOOR CUTOUT ON FUSELAGE FRAME. BENT UPPER AND LOWER SKIN AND GOUGE ON LOWER CUTOUT DOOR LOWER SKIN CUTOUT SKIN BENT AND GOUGED. DAMAGE TO THE L1 DOOR SKIN AND FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIRED PER EA 70052EA07804 REV. INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED NEW DOOR SNUBBER OPS CHECK OK. REF MM 52-11-51-400-801.