What was found
L1 DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED GVI OF L1 DOOR. DOOR MECHANISM OPS CHECKS NORMAL. FOUND DOOR CREAKING WHEN MOVING TO FULL OPEN POSITION. LUBED UPPER/LOWER DOOR HINGES IAW AMM 12-25-11. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2016
- Submitted
- October 14, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N413AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 35205
- Aircraft time
- 14,223 hours, 4,568 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- L1
- 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.