Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
January 23, 2026
Submitted
January 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16234
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28946
Aircraft time
79,872 hours, 29,922 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L2 DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT STAY IN CLOSED POSITION IN FLIGHT. DEBRIEFED WITH FLT CREW. AFT ENTRY DOOR WARNING INDICATION WAS SHOWN INTERMITENTLY, & FA REPORTED HANDLE WAS MOVING ON ITS OWN APPROX 1/2". NO PRESSURIZATION FLUCTATIONS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF AFT ENTRY DOOR LATCH RECEIVERS. OPENED AND CLOSED AFT DOOR USING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR HANDLES IAW AMM 52-13-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED SOFT UNLATCHING TASK ON AFT DOOR IAW AMM 52-13-00-820-802. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONTINUED TROUBLE SHOOTING, & FOUND AFT DOOR STOP PINS L2 AFT POSTIONS 2 & 3 ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED STOP PINS IAW AMM 52-13-00-820-801, ALL OF STEP Q.1(A)-(D). PERFORMED AFT ENTRY DOOR SYSTEM TEST MM 52-13-00-700-805.