Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 23, 2016
Submitted
September 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
34593
Aircraft time
40,269 hours, 13,158 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
141A60763
Condition
Broken
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

L1 DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. ACFT GROUNDED. INSPECTED & FOUND LOWER RADIUS LINK SCREW BROKEN OFF & HOLD OPEN MECHANISM SPRING BROKEN FROM THE GUIDE ARM. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER & LOWER RADIUS LINK PIN & SCREW. REPLACED SPRING HOLD OPEN MECHANISM PER B737-800 AMM 52-11-21. TEST FWD ENTRY DOOR OPERATES EASY AND SMOOTHLY.