Service difficulty report · Plunger · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 19, 2024
Submitted
March 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35195
Aircraft time
47,986 hours, 17,010 cycles
Part
Plunger
Condition
Stuck
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
NR
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

PASSENGER COMPLAINED ABOUT "WHOOSHING" NOISES COMING FROM OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT @16A. GROUNDED - YES. PRESSURIZED A/C TO 4.0 PSIG AMM 05-51-91 NOTED SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE FROM DOOR HANDLE AREA L/H FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. REMOVED INTERIOR HANDLE OF DOOR AND FOUND INNER HANDLE PLUNGERS JAMMED AND ONE SPRING MISSING FROM HANDLE ASSEMBLY. REQUIRES P/N MS24585C15, AWAITING PARTS. ASA 66641. FOUND LOOSE HARDWARE ON LINING OF EXIT DOOR , RESECURED LINING AS NECESSARY REF: AMM 52-22-59. ASA 39024 REPLACED RELEASE HANDLE PAN, INSTALLED (2) NEW PLUNGER SPRINGS ADJUSTED INTERIOR LINER ASSY UPPER FORE AND AFT TO PROVIDE RELIEF ON HANDLE ASSY, PRESSURIZED AFT NO LEAKS NOTED, DOOR OPS CHECKS GOOD.