Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 25, 2013
Submitted
January 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
812 hours, 300 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
147A611630
Part serial
CYC0723
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L2
Part time
812 hours, 300 cycles
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

L-2 DOOR IS STIFF & HARD TO OPEN. UPON ARRIVAL FOUND L-2 DOOR HANDLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE TOWARDS OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION & DOOR, ONCE OPENED WOULD JAM TO STOP AT MID OPEN BLOCKING DOOR EGRESS. ISOLATED LWR HINGE ARM AS SOURCE OF DOOR STIFFNESS DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. REMOVED LWR DOOR ASSY TORQUE TUBE SLEEVE TO FACILITATE LUBRICATION. LUBRICATED L-2 DOOR AND REINSTALLED LWR DOOR ASSY TORQUE TUBE SLEEVE REF. AMM 52-13-11-400-802 & AMM 12-25-12. LWR TORQUE TUBE ADJUSTER NUT BROKEN LOOSE AND REINSTALLED WITH NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE REF AMM 52-13-00-820-801. REINSTALLED L-2 DOOR REF AMM 52-13-00-400-802. PERFORMED AFT ENTRY DOOR ADJ REF AMM 52-13-00-820-801. ALL DOOR RIG ADJ WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED AFT ENTRY DOOR SYS TEST REF AMM 52-13-00-700-805. TEST PASSED. DOOR OPS CHECK GOOD.