Service difficulty report · Snubber · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 4, 2018
Submitted
January 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
14,117 hours, 4,721 cycles
Part
Snubber
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE L1 DOOR AFTER TAKEOFF. ACFT GROUNDED. AIR TURNBACK. THE L1 DOOR LOWER HINGE COVER SEAL DAMAGED. DOOR SEAL AT UPPER GATE TORN AT CORNER. FOUND THE L1 DOOR SNUBBER INCORRECTLY BUILT UP, CAUSING LOWER HINGE COVER TO CATCH ON SNUBBER AND BEND SEAL DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SNUBBER ASSY IAW AMM 52-11-51-000-801 & 52-11-51-400-801. OPS CHECKED OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER FLAPPER SEAL DOOR IAW AMM 52-11-00-020-801, & 52-11-00-420-801. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT NO NOISE NOTED. REPAIRED THE SEAL IAW AMM 52-09-10-350-803.