Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 9, 2023
Submitted
June 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26215
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28775
Aircraft time
76,308 hours, 27,725 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
L1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RETURNED FOR VERY LOUD HISSING NOISE COMING FROM DOOR 1L PER CREW COMMENTS:LOUD HIISING NOISE FROM FWD LWR DOOR HINGE@ PERFORMED CABIN LEAK TEST REF AMM 05-51-91-790-801.FOUND FWD DOOR 1L.AIRCRAFT TO 30,000 FEET PRESSURIZED TO APPROX 8 PSI NO DOOR EXTERIOR LEAKING AND HISSING NOISE STILL PRESENT IN LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE INTERIOR(SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS).LEAKING BEGAN @ APPROX .5 PSI AND CONTINUED TO APPROX 1.5. FOUND LOWER ACOUSTIC SEAL FWD AND AFT MISSING FASTENERS AND FWD LOWER FILLER SEAL NOT EVEN WITH STRUCTURE. REPLACED MISSING FATENERS AND RESEALED FILLER. NEED TO PRESSURIZE AIRPLANE FOR LEAK CHECK. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT, ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK. NO LEAK NOTED.