Service difficulty report · Screw · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
June 20, 2013
Submitted
June 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28892
Aircraft time
47,840 hours, 26,633 cycles
Part
Screw
Part number
BACS12ER06K6
Condition
Sheared
Location
L1 Guide Arm
Component
Guide Arm
Component part number
652999413
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

FORWARD ENTRY DOOR (L-1) WILL NOT FULLY OPEN. DOOR HANDLE OPENS ABOUR 2/3 OF FULL AND DOOR ITSELF OPENS ABOUT 3-5. (NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES NOTED) (NO COMMUICATION ISSUES NOTED). ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND SCREW THAT SECURES FORWARD ENTRY DOOR GUIDE ARM PIN SHEARED & PIN BACKED OUT. REPLACED GUIDE ARM PIN, PN 141A6076-1, WASHER, PN 141A6077-1, AND SCREW, PN BACS12ER06K6 REF. MM 52-11-21-404-007-003. RE-ASSEMBLED DOOR AS NECESSARY & RE-INSTALLED SLIDE PACK, REF MM 25-61-35-402-003. DOOR LINER INSTALLATION REF. MM 52-11-31-404-009. DOOR OPENS & CLOSES NORMALLY.