Service difficulty report · Snubber · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
January 25, 2015
Submitted
January 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
29270
Aircraft time
51,578 hours, 29,083 cycles
Part
Snubber
Part number
6523464
Condition
Failed
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CSA REPORTED L-2 DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. ACFT GROUNDED. OPENED DOOR, FOUND TO DOOR TO BIND WHEN APPROXIMATELY 45 DEG TO FUSELAGE. WHILE CLOSING L-2 DOOR FOUND SNUBBER ATTACH POINT ON FUSELAGE SIDE MOVING. REMOVED AND INSTALLED A NEW AFT ENTRY DOOR (L-2) SNUBBER REF AMM 52-13-71-004-020 AND AMM 53-13-71-404-022. OPS CK GOOD, NO BINDING NOTED.