What was found
EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE DOOR LOWER LATCH WORN/WON'T CLOSE PROPERLY. GROUNDED - YES. UPON INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT LATCH NOT WORKING DUE TO LANDING CRACKED, REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW B737-800 SRM 53-10-15-2R-4.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2025
- Submitted
- May 7, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N553AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 34594
- Aircraft time
- 63,356 hours, 22,382 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- 141A3722
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.