Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 19, 2017
Submitted
December 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
41,026 hours, 12,587 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
417A56204B
Condition
Broken
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN HANGING FROM THE CEILING ABOVE THE CENTER ISLE, THE SIGN HOUSING ACCESS PANEL LATCH IS BROKEN. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR IAW EA 88-33EA-19666.