Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 15, 2025
Submitted
May 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
40,340 hours, 12,724 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Zone 800
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.

What was found

L1 DOOR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. GROUNDED - YES. WHEN INSPECTING L1 DOOR NOTED FWD BULB SEAL MIDDLE SECTION CUT. CUT EXTENDED INTO FWD RETRACTABLE FLAP AND DOOR FRAME SIDE STRUCTURE REF AMM 52-09-00. L-1 DOOR REQUIRES GREASE. LUBRICATED L-1 DOOR PER AMM 12-25-11-640-801. ACCOMPLISHED L-1 DOOR SYSTEM TEST FORCE CK GOOD NO MORE NOISE COMING FROM L-1 DOOR, DOOR OPERATES SMOOTHLY REF AMM 52-11-00-700-804, REPAIRED L-1 DOOR FWD MIDDLE SECTION BULB SEAL REF AMM 52-09-10-35-803, REPLACED UPR & LOWER FLAPPER SEALS REF AMM 25-21-31/401.