Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
April 25, 2015
Submitted
April 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N756AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25097
Aircraft time
70,117 hours, 40,526 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
507945272
Part serial
501
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L1
Part time
70,117 hours, 40,544 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FWD, PASSENGER DOOR, L-1, DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FWD ENTRY DOOR TEST. DOOR FAILED STEP 5, D. REQUIRED MORE THAN 600 IN.-LBS TO CLOSE. LUBRICATED LATCH ROLLERS, LATCH CAMS, GUIDE ARM HINGE AND CAM PLATE. PERFORMED DOOR CLOSING TORQUE TEST IAW AMM 52-11-00-755-051, STEP 5, D. TORQUE TEST GOOD AND WITHIN SERVICEABLE LIMITS. L-1 DOOR HAS NO HISTORY.

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