Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
November 8, 2003
Submitted
November 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
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

DURING FLIGHT COCKPIT ENTRY DOOR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO OPEN. DOOR RUBS AGAINST DOOR JAMB. PROBLEM SEEMS TO IMPROVE AFTER AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND, BUT STILL RUBS THE DOOR JAMB A LITTLE. CLEANED EXCESS PAINT FROM DOOR JAMB. LUBED DOOR AND LATCH ASSEMBLY PER DHL B-727 M/M 52-50-1. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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