Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 7374S3

Difficulty date
July 2, 2012
Submitted
July 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374S3
Aircraft serial
24795
Aircraft time
61,304 hours, 33,590 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Spring
Part number
66166911
Condition
Missing
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L1 DOOR MADE CRACKING / BANGING NOISE FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT. DOOR WAS BULGING INWARD APPROX 1-2 FROM ABOUT HALFWAY UP AND FROM APPROX 6 FROM EITHER SIDE. GROUNDED. INSPECTED L1 DOOR REF AMM 52-11-00-206-001. FOUND LOWER FWD STOP PIN LOCK SPRING MISSING AND STOP PIN MIS-ADJUSTED. ADJUSTED STOP PIN AND INSTALLED LOCK SPRING REF AMM 52-11-00-705-007. ALSO FOUND UPPER DOOR LINER OUT OF POSITION. REMOVED AND CORRECTLY INSTALLED UPPER DOOR LINER REF AMM 52-11-31-404-009. DOOR OPS CKS GOOD REF AMM 52-11-00-755-051. PRESSURIZED ACFT AND DOOR OPS AND LEAK CKS GOOD REF AMM 05-51-91-702-001. NO NOISE HEARD FROM DOOR OR LINER.

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