Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
October 16, 2020
Submitted
October 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30016
Aircraft time
65,700 hours, 26,168 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
147A61133
Condition
Unsecure
Location
L2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

F/A`S REPORT L2 DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT STAY IN THE LOCKED POSITION. CREEPS UP SLIGHTLY DURING FLIGHT. GROUNDED-YES. REMOVED THE L-2 DOOR, REPLACED THE UPPER HINGE FITTING AT THE FUSELAGE TORQUE TUBE, AND REINSTALLED THE L-2 DOOR, REF B737-900 AMM 52-13-00/400 AND 52-13-41/401. REPLACED THE L-2 DOOR GUIDE ARM AND ADJUSTED THE L-2 DOOR TO WITHIN LIMITS, REF AMM 52-13-21/401 AND 52-13-00-820-801. AFT ENTRY DOOR (SOFT UNLATCHING) ADJUSTMENT WITHIN LIMITS, REF AMM 52-13-00-820-802. VERIFIED L-2 DOOR SENSOR ADJUSTMENT WITHIN LIMITS, REF AMM 52-71-11-820-801 AND ACCOMPLISHED L-2 DOOR SYSTEM TEST. TEST PASS, REF AMM 52-13-00-700-805.