What was found
L1 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN UPON BLOCK IN. UPPER HINGE COVER ALSO BROKE OFF. GROUNDED - YES. L1 DOOR FOUND GUST LOCK LOWER FASTENERS MISSING. INSTALLED FASTENERS REF B737-800 AMM 52-11-21 OPS CHECK NORMAL RESEALED UPPER HINGED COVER.
- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2021
- Submitted
- December 27, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N538AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 41188
- Aircraft time
- 35,636 hours, 10,402 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Unknown
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Missing
- 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.