Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 4, 2025
Submitted
March 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
64152
Aircraft time
25,828 hours, 8,141 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
L2
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

F/A REPORTS L2 DOOR NOT OPENING FULLY. GROUNDED - YES. CONFIRMED L2 DOOR REQUIRES MORE THAN NORMAL FORCE TO OPEN PAST THE HALFWAY POINT REF AMM 52-41-00. L2 DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR THE SPECIAL FLIGHT TO SEA PER SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT 03/04/2025 TO ACCOMPLISH REPAIR TO L2 DOOR.CONFIRMED DOOR WOULD BIND HALF WAY WHEN OPENING L2 DOOR. FOUND THE GUIDE ARM TO BE AT FAULT, ADJUSTED GUIDE ARM REF AMM 52-13-00-820-801. DOOR OPERATES NORMAL.