Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 19, 2021
Submitted
February 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
43,920 hours, 12,980 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 1500' "AFT ENTRY" DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FA'S REPORT DOOR HANDLE KEEPS POPPING BACK UP. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. PRESSURIZATION APPEARED NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. AIR TURN BACK. DIVERSION TIME 5 MINUTES - DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND BOTH L2 AND R2 DOORS SOFT UNLATCHING DURING PRESSURIZATION, AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND DOOR STOPS OUT OF TOLERANCE ON BOTH DOORS. ADJUSTED L2 DOOR STOPS REF B737-800 AMM 52-13-00 OPS NORMAL REF AMM 52-13-00. ADJUSTED R2 DOOR STOPS REF AMM 52-41-00 OPS NORMAL REF AMM 52-41-00. PRESSURIZED A/C REF AMM 05-51-91. BOTH L2 AND R2 DOORS OPS NORMAL. REF AMM 52-13-00 FOR L2 REF AMM 52-41-00 FOR R2 DOOR.