Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
January 3, 2020
Submitted
January 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77518
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31605
Aircraft time
37,434 hours, 13,081 cycles
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Receptacle
Part number
141AS21A27
Condition
Defective
Location
Door
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

MANUAL EXTENSION DOOR DOES NOT LATCH IN THE DOWN/CLOSED POSITI ON. SWITCH SPRING IS STRONGER THAN THE LATCH STUD /NUTPLATE ASSY. CAN HOLD. EITHER THE STUDS ARE WORN SLIGHTLY OR THE NUTPLATES ARE THE DOOR WONT STAY DOWN CONSISTENTLY. WHEN IT POPS UP THE GEAR SWITCH DISABLES THE GEAR FROM COMING UP. CREW PUSHED IT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND IT KEPT COMING UP. STUD P/N IS 141AS21A27. HAVE NOT LOCATED THE NUTPLATE SIDE OF ASSY YET IPC REF 52-00-51-03 #50 REMOVED AND REPLACED RECEPTICLES REF SRM 51-40-02