Service difficulty report · Guide Arm · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
June 1, 2011
Submitted
June 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33793
Aircraft time
21,190 hours, 11,358 cycles
Part
Guide Arm
Part number
141A62733
Condition
Deformed
Location
Main Door
Part time
21,190 hours, 11,358 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE MAIN DOOR WAS HIT BY A JETWAY PROMOTING A DEFORMED GUIDE ARM OF THE UPPER HINGE ARM AND 2 NICKS AT AFT EDGE OF THE LT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. MX ISSUED THE NON ROUTINE CARD A0176793, A0176794 AND A0176795. THE GUIDE ARM OF THE LT FWD ENTRY DOOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 52-11-21 AND TWO NICKS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 52-10-01 PARAGRAPH 4B, FIG 104 ALLOWABLE DAMAGE 1, ALL CORRECT.