What was found
L1 DOOR MAKES A RATCHETING NOISE WHEN BEING CLOSED. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND CENTER DOOR ASSIST SPRING TO BE BROKEN. R & R L-1 DOOR CENTER ASSIST SPRING, REF AMM 52-11-41. DOOR OPERATES SMOOTHLY & QUIETLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2015
- Submitted
- November 24, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 34593
- Aircraft time
- 37,322 hours, 12,082 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Torsion Strap
- Part number
- 141A60534
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Bs 312
- 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.