Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 18, 2019
Submitted
January 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
46,534 hours, 14,019 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
141A766153
Condition
Defective
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FA'S REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF LOUD AIR NOISE FROM L-1 DOOR. PILOTS CONFIRMED L-1 ENTRY DOOR LT WAS EXTINGUISHED. ALSO CONFIRMED A/C WAS NOT PRESSURIZING. GROUNDED - YES. AIR TURNBACK - DIVERSION TIME 16 MINUTES. FOUND LOWER INTERIOR HINGE COVER SNUBBER CREATES A ROUGHLY 1" GAP. REMOVED L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE FLAPPER SEAL REF AMM 52-11-00-020-801, INSTALLED NEW L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE FLAPPER SEAL REF AMM 52-11-00-420-801 ACCOMPLISHED CABIN PRESSURE LEAK TEST. OPS CHECKED OK. NO NOISE COMING FROM L-1 DOOR. REF AMM 05-51-91-790-801.