Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
September 13, 2019
Submitted
September 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30165
Aircraft time
60,949 hours, 29,052 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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

A FA REPORTS L1 DOOR HINGES SEEMS STIFF, TAKES MUCH MORE EFFORT THAN NORMAL TO OPEN/CLOSE DOOR. GROUNDED - YES. LUBRICATED THE L-1 DOOR HINGES REF AMM 12-25-11-640-801. OPENED AND CLOSED THE L-1 DOOR, THE L-1 DOOR OPERATES NORMALLY REF AMM 52-11-00/201.