Service difficulty report · Arm · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 23, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
6,876 hours, 2,250 cycles
Part
Arm
Part number
657397823
Condition
Damaged
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CATERING REPORTS L2 DOOR HARD TO OPEN, FOUND LOWER DOOR ARM MISSING RUBBER BLOCK, APPEARS TO BE GLUED ON, PREVENTS ACTUATOR FROM OVER EXTENDING. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE FILLER IN THE L2 LOWER HINGE ARM, PN 65-73978-23, REF DWG. 65-73978, REV E, FRAME 3 OF 4 AND BONDED IAW BAC 5010, PAGE 55, 56 FOR TYPE 60 8.2.16, REQ. 24 HR CURE TIME IAW TYPE 60, STEP F. CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-59-200-801. REPLACED THE R2 DOOR SNUBBER REF AMM 52-13-51-400-801.