Service difficulty report · Guide Arm · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
November 18, 2012
Submitted
November 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30344
Aircraft time
44,261 hours, 19,769 cycles
Part
Guide Arm
Part number
141A60752
Condition
Out Of Alignment
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

ACFT L1 DOOR DID NOT CLOSE AND LOCK PROPERLY CAUSING AN AIR LEAK AND LACK OF PROPER PRESSURIZATION. NO LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT OR GROUND. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND L1 DOOR OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH FUSELAGE SKIN. ADJUSTED GUIDE ARM IAW AMM 52-17-00-820-801, STEP 2 A-H. ACCOMPLISHED GVI OF DOOR LATCH MECHANISM, CONTROL RODS AND UPPER AND LOWER GATES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4 PSIG IAW MANUAL MODE TEST AMM 21-31-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL.