Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 12, 2013
Submitted
June 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
19,427 hours, 6,078 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
141A60534
Condition
Broken
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

F/A REPORT THAT WHILE CLOSING L-1 DOOR, PN 72914, ASSY 11-0322-9, REV AC DATE1110 FELL TO THE FLOOR. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT CAME FROM. SEE LOG PAGE 11132967- COULD BE RELATED L-1 DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT COVER. PERFORMED DOOR HANDLE TORQUE TEST REF AMM 52-11-00-730-004. STEP (3). FOUND CLOSING TORQUE TO EXCEED ALLOWABLE LIIMIT OF 600 IN LBS 90390. FOUND LWR FWD LATCH ROLLER RIDING HARD ON COMPLATE. L1 DOOR CENTER ASSIST SPRING FOUND BROKEN. REPLACED L1 DOOR ASSIST SPRING. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENTS TO LIMITS REF MM 52-11-00. ADJ GUIDE ARM IAW MM 52-11-00-820-801, PARA H TO CLEAR RIDING CONDITION AND SQUARE UP DOOR IN OPENING. PERFORMED ADJ ON L-1 DOOR REF MM 52-11-00. L-1 DOOR OPERATES SATISFACTORY. ACCOMPLISHED L-1 DOOR SYS TEST REF MM 52-11-00. CHECK OK.