Service difficulty report · Snubber · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
January 21, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
32359
Aircraft time
42,707 hours, 29,356 cycles
Part
Snubber
Part number
141A610510
Part serial
ZFS0422
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Part time
42,707 hours, 29,356 cycles
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A CRACK AT THE EXTERNAL SKIN LOWER HINGE. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING THE EXTERNAL SKIN LOWER HINGE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 52-10-01 PARA B (1)(A). THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR THE INTENDED SPECIAL FLIGHT. THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SNUBBER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 52-11-51, ALL CORRECT.

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