Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
July 25, 2018
Submitted
July 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30016
Aircraft time
60,729 hours, 23,854 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
141A60762
Condition
Migrated
Location
Entry 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

FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE, APPEARS TO BE BLOCKED BY A SCREW. GROUNDED - YES. CONDUCTED INITIAL GVI, FOUND PIN PROTRUDING 1/2 INCH UP AND DAMAGED, SCREW MISSING, KEY WASHER DESTROYED, RADIUS LINK LOWER SHIFTED FWD, AND WEAR DAMAGE AT UPPER GUIDE ARM TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT CAUSED BY PIN DURING L1 DOOR OPS. ACCOMPLISHED GVI TO THE UPPER GUIDE PLATE FOR WEAR AS (M) "FOUND WEAR IN PAINT ONLY" NO DAMAGE NOTED TO UNDERLYING STRUCTURE NOTED. REPAIRED FINISH TO THE UPPER GUIDE PLATE PER AMM 51-21-99. REMOVED PIN AND REPLACED, INSTALLED NEW KEY WASHER & SCREW REF AMM 52-11-21-40-802 STEPS G(4)A THROUGH G(4)(I) COMPLETED.