Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
June 4, 2025
Submitted
June 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
29753
Aircraft time
76,444 hours, 40,696 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
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

L1 DOOR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. GROUNDED - YES. AFT MID STOP PIN (FIFTH FROM TOP) FOUND WITH MISSING LOCK SPRING. SCREWED IN FOR T/S, DOOR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE FROM OUTSIDE. DOOR HANDLE TORQUE TEST FAILED CLOSING TORQUE REF AMM 52-11-00-700-804. GUIDE ARM TEST FOUND GUIDE ARM TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, REF AMM TASK 52-11-00-820-801. REMOVED LINER AND SLIDE. DURING T/S FOUND HORIZONTAL CONTROL ARM, LATCH RECEIVERS, SKIN FLUSH. GATES AND STOP PINS OUT OF RIG. INSTALLED NEW LOCK SPRING, REF AIPC 52-11-00-01. RE-RIGGED L1 DOOR. ALL RIGGED COMPONENTS NOW WITHIN LIMITS, REF AMM TASK 52-11-00-820-801 AND AMM TASK 52-11-00-700-804. INSTALLED AFT UPPER GATE ROD WITH NEW WASHER AND SAFETY, INSTALLED COTTER PINS ON HANDLE NUTS, INSTALLED COTTER PINS ON VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT NUTS IAW AMM 52-11-00-820-801. INSTALLED DOOR LINING REF AMM 52-11-31-400-802.