Service difficulty report · Screw · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
February 1, 2018
Submitted
February 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28896
Aircraft time
52,395 hours, 34,852 cycles
Part
Screw
Part number
BACS12ER08K6
Condition
Sheared
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

CREW COULD NOT OPEN L1 DOOR AFTER LANDING. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND SCREW SHEARED ON LOWER RADIUS LINK OF L1 DOOR GUIDE ARM. REMOVED RADIUS LINK OUT OF THE WAY AND WAS ABLE TO OPEN DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADIUS LINK ATTACHING HARDWARE ON GUIDE ARM REF CMM 52-17-05. DOOR OPERATES NORMAL.