Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 20, 2016
Submitted
October 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
37,870 hours, 11,421 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
141A61743
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF RIGHT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED L1 DOOR HAD A GAP WITH A LOT OF WIND NOISE, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SEEING DAYLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. AIR TURNBACK, FOUND LOWER ENTRY DOOR FLAPPER SEAL NOT SEATED PROPERLY TO L-1 DOOR. ADJUSTED FLAPPER SEAL TO CORRECT POSITION AND CLEANED AWAY DEBRIS AND LUBED FLAPPER SEAL SPRING IAW AMM 52-11-00-420. PRESSURIZED A/C WITH APU TO 6 PSI DIFF, NO DEFECTS NOTED, OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW AMM 36-00-00-860.