Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
February 14, 2013
Submitted
February 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30017
Aircraft time
37,174 hours, 15,262 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
141A61503
Part serial
000500
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
L1
Part time
37,141 hours, 15,254 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

L1 DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. FOUND L1 DOOR GUIDE ARM, CENTERING GUIDE, AND LOWER AFT TWO STOP PINS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED GUIDE ARM, CENTERING GUIDE, AND LOWER AFT TWO STOP PINS TO WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 52-11-00-820-801. CHECKED SKIN CLEARANCE AND FLUSHNESS WITHIN LIMITS REF AMM 52-11-00-820-801. PERFORMED FWD ENTRY DOOR SYS TEST. TEST PASSED. FORCE TO CLOSE DOOR AT 450 IN LBS AND FORCE TO OPEN DOOR AT 250 IN LBS WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 52-11-00-700-804. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IAW AMM 52-11-31. LUBRICATED FWD ENTRY DOOR IAW AMM 12-28-11-640-801.