Service difficulty report · Guide Arm · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
August 3, 2017
Submitted
August 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28896
Aircraft time
51,046 hours, 33,861 cycles
Part
Guide Arm
Part number
652999413
Condition
Damaged
Location
L1 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

RAMP REPORTED UNABLE TO OPEN THE L1 DOOR. ACFT GROUNDED. ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR, NO LUCK. DOOR UNLATCHES, CRACKS OPEN MAKING A CRACKLING NOISE AND BINDS. FOUND BOTTOM RADIUS LINK KEY WASHER AND SCREW MISSING WHICH CAUSED BINDING ON L1 DOOR GUIDE ARM. REMOVED AND REPLACED PIN, KEYWASHER AND SCREW ON THE L1 DOOR GUIDE ARM, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM TASK 52-11-21-404-007-003, STEP 3.D. NO ADJUSTMENTS DISTURBED ON GUIDE ARM.