Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
August 16, 2024
Submitted
August 20, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27252
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
43932
Aircraft time
10,771 hours, 3,767 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
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

2 MIN AFTE TAKEOFF AFT FA REPORTED A VERY LOUD VIBRATION AND NOI SE FOR 5 MIN. HISSING AFTEWARDS UPON INITIAL EVALUATION, FOUND DAMAGE TO UPPER RIGHT DOOR STOP AND HARDWARE. THREADED INSERT RETAINING CLIP/PIN IS MISSING, INSERT IS LOOSE. PHOTOS ATTACHED. LOCATION IS L2 DOOR AS REPORTED BY FA. ADJUSTED GUIDE ARM IN REFERENCE TO AMM 52-13-00-820-801. THE DOOR NO LONGER CONTACTS THE STOP FITTING IN TRANSITION. UPPER FOWARD STOP PIN ADJUSTED AND NEW STOP PIN CLIP INSTALLED IN REFERENCE TO AMM 52-13-00-820-801. INSPECTED AND VERIFIED GUIDE ARM ADJUSTED AND STOP PIN CLIP INSTALLED PER AMM 52-13-00-820-801. OK TO CONTINUE. ADJUSTED DOOR PER AMM 52-13-00-820-801 PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND VERIFIED NO LEAKS, QC VERIFIED THAT NO WHISTELING OR HISSING NOTED DURING PRESSURIZATION LEAK CHECK.

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