Service difficulty report · Cam · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 3, 2018
Submitted
August 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
39,546 hours, 12,126 cycles
Part
Cam
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

L1 DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE FLUSH WITH DOOR HANDLE FULLY IN CLOSED POSITION. ALSO A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHILE DOOR LOCK IS BEING ENGAGED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AMM 52-11-00-820-801, STEP 2. G92, H(1) (A-B) (C) 11)., VERIFIED ALL MEASUREMENTS WITHIN LIMITS AND NO ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED. ALSO PERFORMED STEP 2.M (1-2) METHOD 1, NO ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED AND VERIFIED ALL MEASUREMENTS WITHIN LIMITS. ALSO FOUND UPPER DOOR HINGE, UPPER AND LOWER CAM PLATES DRY, APPLIED LUBRICATION AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS, DOOR OPS NORMAL.