What was found
L1 DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN/CLOSE. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND UPPER DOOR FRAME SEAL COVERED W/ VERY STICKY SUBSTANCE CAUSING DOOR TO BE DIFFICULT IN THAT ONE POSITION, CLEANED SEALS, DOOR IS NO LONGER DIFFICULT TO OPEN & CLOSE.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2024
- Submitted
- January 11, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N464AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 40714
- Aircraft time
- 36,544 hours, 11,272 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Contaminated
- 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.