Service difficulty report · Washer · Boeing 737900ER

Difficulty date
December 17, 2023
Submitted
December 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AK
Make and model
Boeing 737900ER
Aircraft serial
44111
Aircraft time
23,493 hours, 7,652 cycles
Part
Washer
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Broken
Location
Fwd Entry 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

L1 DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN TOOK SEVERAL PEOPLE SEVERAL TRIES AND ABOUT 10 MIN TO GET IT OPEN. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND UPPER GUIDE ARM BOTTOM LINK RADIUS HARDWARE BROKEN AND MISSING ON L1 DOOR. FOUND GUIDE ARM HINGE AND LINK LOWER DAMAGED. FOUND DAMAGE TO BE CHIPPED PAINT. REAPPLIED PRIMER AND PAINT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PIN IN GUIDE SRM. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF AMM TASK 582-11-21-400-802. NO ADJUSTMENTS DISTURBED OR MADE.

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