Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
November 14, 2024
Submitted
November 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55135
Aircraft time
58,909 hours, 42,204 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. F/O HAD TO OPEN DOOR ON ARRIVAL. THIS COULD PREVENT THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE ESCAPE PATH AND IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 121.703. MAINTENANCE FOUND L1 DOOR SETTING TOO HIGH IN ITS FRAME. HEIGHT WAS ADJUSTED REF B717 AMM 52-11. PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. REINSTALLED L1 SLIDE REF AMDS W/C 2561-9004. (LP #4005124)

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