Service difficulty report · Guide Arm · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 23, 2024
Submitted
July 31, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
61556
Aircraft time
24,914 hours, 7,980 cycles
Part
Guide Arm
Part number
141A60753
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

UPON ARRIVAL L1 DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. GROUNDED - YES. INSP'D L1 DOOR AFTER GETTING DOOR OPEN, UPPER HINGE GUST LOCK FASTENER WAS BROKEN. GUIDE ARM RADIUM PIN KEYWASHER AND SCREWS MISSING, ALLOWING LOWER RADIUS LINK TO COME LOOSE AND GOUGE GUIDE ARM. REPLACED L1 DOOR GUIDE ARM AND LOWER RADIUS LINK REF AMM 52-11-41-400-802 STEPS 3.A.-3.D.(5)(C). AMM 52-11-21-400-802 STEP 3.A.-3.G.(4)(F). FINISHED INSTALLATION OF L1 DOOR GUIDE ARM REF AMM 52-11-21-400-802 STEPS 3.G.(4)(G) & (H) & STEP (5) CONNECTING GUIDE ARM TO DOOR. L1 DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE FORCE CHECK COMPLETED REF AMM 52-11-00-700-804, FORCE WITHIN LIMITS. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.