Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
January 27, 2026
Submitted
February 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16234
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28946
Aircraft time
79,874 hours, 29,924 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF. VERIFIED HANDLED WAS DOWN AND THEN IT WENT AWAY. CAME BACK ON DURING DECENT. PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED AFT ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED HAS HISTORY, SEE LOG PAGE 7702505 FOR PREVIOUS WORK DONE IN CLE. OPENED AFT ENTRY DOOR WITH INTERIOR HANDLE IAW AMM 52-13-00-860-801, DOOR HAS VERY SHALLOW OVER CENTER ENGAGEMENT. AFT ENTRY DOOR NEEDS TO BE RIGGED PROPERLY. AFT ENTRY DOOR FOUND TO BE OK FOR SERVICE IAW AMM 52-13-00-200-801 VERIFIED THAT THE PROX SENSOR & TARGET ARE PROPERLY SECURED. NO DAMAGE TO WIRES NOTED. VERIFIED OPERATION OF PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW AMM 52-13-00-700-805.