As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
WHEN AC CAME IN L1 EXTERNAL HANDLE WAS STICKING OUT. NO SPRING TENSION TO PULL HANDLE IN. REMOVED L1 DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLE AND FOUND RETURN SPRING BROKEN, REPLACED SPRING AND REINSTALLED REF B737 AMM 52-11, DOOR AND HANDLE OPS NML. (9083957) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED