Service difficulty report · Guide Arm · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
May 19, 2013
Submitted
May 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
27082
Aircraft time
61,244 hours, 40,310 cycles
Part
Guide Arm
Part number
652999411
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L1 Door
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 HARD TO CLOSE. ACFT GROUNDED. LUBRICATED UPPER AND LOWER DOOR HINGE ARMS. REF MM 12-25-21. MADE SMALL ADJUSTMENT TO L1 DOOR GUIDE ARM IAW MM 52-11-00-705-007, STEP G. ACCOMPLISHED L1 DOOR TEST IAW MM 52-11-00-755-051. OPS TEST GOOD. DOOR HANDLE TORQUES ARE WITHIN LIMITS DURING ALL PHASES OF DOOR OPERATION.