Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
September 7, 2016
Submitted
October 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
30706
Aircraft time
46,697 hours, 22,337 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
141A60561
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Part time
46,697 hours, 22,337 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE, A STRONG NOISE IN THE FWD ENTRY DOOR WAS LISTENED; AT THE GATE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DETECTED THAT THE HINGE OF THE DOOR WAS FALL DOWN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION TO FWD ENTRY DOOR IAW SRM 52-10-00, DETECTING THE LOWER FITTING HINGE COVER DAMAGED; SO THE LOWER FITTING HINGE COVER WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 52-11-31 AND THE FWD ENTRY DOOR WAS ADJUSTED IAW AMM 52-11-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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