Service difficulty report · Return Spring · Boeing 737932ER

Difficulty date
October 3, 2026
Submitted
October 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834DN
Make and model
Boeing 737932ER
Aircraft serial
31946
Aircraft time
37,842 hours, 14,715 cycles
Part
Return Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GATE AGENT REPORTED L1 DOOR HANDLE ARRIVED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION & NO TENSION ON HANDLE. REMOVED L1 EXTERIOR HANDLE IAW CMM 52-16-12 (HC 332418) FOUND SPRING BROKEN IN DOOR HANDLE. REPLACED THE RETURN SPRING IAW CMM 52-16-12, OPS CHKD NORMAL. INSTALLED L1 DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLE IAW CMM 52-16-12. (9486902) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED